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do u think van gogh was happy?

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Beady-eyed queen of the night dysfunction
  09/29/15
No. Troubled by fits of insanity, frustrated by his inabili...
chestnut stage main people
  09/29/15
eh, but ur saying he was frustrated, he was troubled, he was...
Beady-eyed queen of the night dysfunction
  09/29/15
He was absolutely like "man I'm doing it. I cant do an...
chestnut stage main people
  09/29/15
great op & subthread thx
Red Pistol
  02/23/26
This is an interesting and complex question. In the modern s...
Red Pistol
  02/22/26
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Pea-brained talented business firm
  02/23/26
was a bit emotional standing in front of his last painting k...
Supple principal's office reading party
  02/22/26
He was painting Tree Roots that morning just a couple minute...
Red Pistol
  02/22/26
https://www.vincentvangogh.org/assets/img/tree-roots-postcar...
Red Pistol
  02/23/26
Is this true? I’ve been the Van Gogh Museum and seen i...
Stubborn jet philosopher-king gaping
  02/23/26
It’s not. He worked on Roots that morning but he wasn&...
Red Pistol
  02/23/26
the cheesy smiling sense, absolutely not but artists rare...
contagious national security agency
  02/23/26
happiness is overrated, Van Gogh had a lust for life
brilliant chest-beating orchestra pit
  02/23/26
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Red Pistol
  02/23/26
some of his greatest works were painted inside an asylum fro...
brilliant chest-beating orchestra pit
  02/23/26
When he was in the asylum, counterintuitively perhaps, it ga...
Red Pistol
  02/23/26
xo woukd have been a great happy medium for him
contagious national security agency
  02/23/26
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Red Pistol
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bisexual mood lay
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exciting stage
  02/23/26
"Great men suffer greatly, and great sufferings are not...
brilliant chest-beating orchestra pit
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exciting stage
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exhilarant library
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Red Pistol
  02/23/26
“To me, van Gogh is the finest painter of them all. Ce...
Red Pistol
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contagious national security agency
  02/24/26
Fuck no.
Stubborn jet philosopher-king gaping
  02/23/26
Wasnt his whole schtick that he was abjectly miserable 24/7/...
plum insecure step-uncle's house
  02/24/26
If you’re in Amsterdam this spring, please enjoy this ...
Red Pistol
  02/24/26
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contagious national security agency
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Red Pistol
  02/24/26
Going back for 4.4 days.
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  02/27/26
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exciting stage
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Date: September 29th, 2015 1:34 PM
Author: Beady-eyed queen of the night dysfunction



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Date: September 29th, 2015 1:36 PM
Author: chestnut stage main people

No. Troubled by fits of insanity, frustrated by his inability to sell a single painting, dependent on his loving brother's largesse, struggling to realize the FEELING of his subjects, no, not happy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id.#28861387)



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Date: September 29th, 2015 1:38 PM
Author: Beady-eyed queen of the night dysfunction

eh, but ur saying he was frustrated, he was troubled, he was chemically imbalanced. but do u think deep down he was just like man im doing it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id.#28861408)



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Date: September 29th, 2015 1:40 PM
Author: chestnut stage main people

He was absolutely like "man I'm doing it. I cant do anything else. I'm doing this. And it's work. And I'm working. Fuck it."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id.#28861420)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 9:12 PM
Author: Red Pistol

great op & subthread

thx

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id.#49690580)



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Date: February 22nd, 2026 10:05 PM
Author: Red Pistol

This is an interesting and complex question. In the modern sense of the word, I’d probably say no, fundamentally, Vincent was not happy. But when I think about him, did I see him during his life in periods—even if fleeting—of deep fulfillment and contentment? Yes.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id.#49687988)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 12:42 PM
Author: Pea-brained talented business firm



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Date: February 22nd, 2026 10:15 PM
Author: Supple principal's office reading party

was a bit emotional standing in front of his last painting knowing he killed himself moments later

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id.#49688038)



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Date: February 22nd, 2026 11:58 PM
Author: Red Pistol

He was painting Tree Roots that morning just a couple minutes walk away from the inn.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id.#49688182)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 10:56 AM
Author: Red Pistol

https://www.vincentvangogh.org/assets/img/tree-roots-postcard.jpg

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id.#49688787)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 9:13 PM
Author: Stubborn jet philosopher-king gaping

Is this true? I’ve been the Van Gogh Museum and seen it. I didn’t know this detail.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id.#49690581)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 9:15 PM
Author: Red Pistol

It’s not. He worked on Roots that morning but he wasn’t actively painting when he shot himself (or was shot) that evening.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id.#49690588)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 12:46 PM
Author: contagious national security agency

the cheesy smiling sense, absolutely not

but artists rarely are, and in any case with his psychological makeup any other course of action/outcome would have been much worse

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id.#49689100)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 1:15 PM
Author: brilliant chest-beating orchestra pit

happiness is overrated, Van Gogh had a lust for life

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id.#49689232)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 3:15 PM
Author: Red Pistol



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 3:50 PM
Author: brilliant chest-beating orchestra pit

some of his greatest works were painted inside an asylum from memory-- tortured soul through and through

https://darksky.org/news/van-goghs-starry-skies/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id.#49689756)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 5:00 PM
Author: Red Pistol

When he was in the asylum, counterintuitively perhaps, it gave him a significant sense of stability, although he would eventually grow tired of the other patients many of whom were struggling with that much more serious issues and were unreasonable to interact with.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id.#49689967)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 6:02 PM
Author: contagious national security agency

xo woukd have been a great happy medium for him

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id.#49690120)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 9:10 PM
Author: Red Pistol



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id.#49690571)



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Date: February 24th, 2026 12:09 PM
Author: bisexual mood lay



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 4:00 PM
Author: exciting stage



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 4:08 PM
Author: brilliant chest-beating orchestra pit

"Great men suffer greatly, and great sufferings are not to be regretted, because they are noble." -Nietzsche

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id.#49689814)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 4:12 PM
Author: exciting stage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id.#49689832)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 4:19 PM
Author: exhilarant library



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id.#49689848)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 4:58 PM
Author: Red Pistol



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id.#49689961)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 9:11 PM
Author: Red Pistol

“To me, van Gogh is the finest painter of them all. Certainly the most popular great painter of all time. The most beloved. His command of color the most magnificent. He transformed the pain of his tormented life into ecstatic beauty. Pain is easy to portray, but to use your passion and pain to portray the ecstasy and joy and magnificence of our world … no one had ever done it before. Perhaps no one ever will again. To my mind, that strange wild man who roamed the fields of Provence was not only the world’s greatest artist, but also one of the greatest men who ever lived.”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id.#49690576)



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Date: February 24th, 2026 5:53 AM
Author: contagious national security agency



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 9:12 PM
Author: Stubborn jet philosopher-king gaping

Fuck no.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id.#49690579)



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Date: February 24th, 2026 6:01 AM
Author: plum insecure step-uncle's house

Wasnt his whole schtick that he was abjectly miserable 24/7/365?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id.#49691006)



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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:25 AM
Author: Red Pistol

If you’re in Amsterdam this spring, please enjoy this new exhibit we’ve put together, exploring Vincent’s evocative use of yellow throughout his art:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/arts/design/van-gogh-museum-yellow.html

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id.#49691244)



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Date: February 24th, 2026 12:03 PM
Author: contagious national security agency



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Date: February 24th, 2026 10:18 PM
Author: Red Pistol



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Date: February 27th, 2026 1:41 PM
Author: Red Pistol

Going back for 4.4 days.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id.#49699806)



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Date: February 27th, 2026 1:42 PM
Author: exciting stage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id.#49699814)