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do u think van gogh was happy?

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hyperventilating confused hall
  09/29/15
No. Troubled by fits of insanity, frustrated by his inabili...
Turquoise wrinkle police squad
  09/29/15
eh, but ur saying he was frustrated, he was troubled, he was...
hyperventilating confused hall
  09/29/15
He was absolutely like "man I'm doing it. I cant do an...
Turquoise wrinkle police squad
  09/29/15
great op & subthread thx
Aphrodisiac electric furnace
  02/23/26
This is an interesting and complex question. In the modern s...
Aphrodisiac electric furnace
  02/22/26
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Cracking judgmental digit ratio sneaky criminal
  02/23/26
was a bit emotional standing in front of his last painting k...
Flatulent Rehab Mexican
  02/22/26
He was painting Tree Roots that morning just a couple minute...
Aphrodisiac electric furnace
  02/22/26
https://www.vincentvangogh.org/assets/img/tree-roots-postcar...
Aphrodisiac electric furnace
  02/23/26
Is this true? I’ve been the Van Gogh Museum and seen i...
Pink odious center gunner
  02/23/26
It’s not. He worked on Roots that morning but he wasn&...
Aphrodisiac electric furnace
  02/23/26
the cheesy smiling sense, absolutely not but artists rare...
walnut alcoholic boltzmann liquid oxygen
  02/23/26
happiness is overrated, Van Gogh had a lust for life
clear newt elastic band
  02/23/26
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Aphrodisiac electric furnace
  02/23/26
some of his greatest works were painted inside an asylum fro...
clear newt elastic band
  02/23/26
When he was in the asylum, counterintuitively perhaps, it ga...
Aphrodisiac electric furnace
  02/23/26
xo woukd have been a great happy medium for him
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Comical personal credit line
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spruce shaky turdskin
  02/23/26
"Great men suffer greatly, and great sufferings are not...
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Aphrodisiac electric furnace
  02/23/26
“To me, van Gogh is the finest painter of them all. Ce...
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  02/23/26
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walnut alcoholic boltzmann liquid oxygen
  02/24/26
Fuck no.
Pink odious center gunner
  02/23/26
Wasnt his whole schtick that he was abjectly miserable 24/7/...
Gay weed whacker
  02/24/26
If you’re in Amsterdam this spring, please enjoy this ...
Aphrodisiac electric furnace
  02/24/26
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walnut alcoholic boltzmann liquid oxygen
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Aphrodisiac electric furnace
  02/24/26
Going back for 4.4 days.
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spruce shaky turdskin
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Date: September 29th, 2015 1:34 PM
Author: hyperventilating confused hall



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Date: September 29th, 2015 1:36 PM
Author: Turquoise wrinkle police squad

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: hyperventilating confused hall

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: Turquoise wrinkle police squad

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: Aphrodisiac electric furnace

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: Aphrodisiac electric furnace

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: Cracking judgmental digit ratio sneaky criminal



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Date: February 22nd, 2026 10:15 PM
Author: Flatulent Rehab Mexican

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: Aphrodisiac electric furnace

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: Aphrodisiac electric furnace

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

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Date: February 23rd, 2026 9:13 PM
Author: Pink odious center gunner

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: Aphrodisiac electric furnace

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: walnut alcoholic boltzmann liquid oxygen

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: clear newt elastic band

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: Aphrodisiac electric furnace



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id.#49689652)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 3:50 PM
Author: clear newt elastic band

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: Aphrodisiac electric furnace

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: walnut alcoholic boltzmann liquid oxygen

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: Aphrodisiac electric furnace



(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: Comical personal credit line



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 4:00 PM
Author: spruce shaky turdskin



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id.#49689786)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 4:08 PM
Author: clear newt elastic band

"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: spruce shaky turdskin



(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: soul-stirring sandwich



(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: Aphrodisiac electric furnace



(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: Aphrodisiac electric furnace

“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: walnut alcoholic boltzmann liquid oxygen



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 9:12 PM
Author: Pink odious center gunner

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: Gay weed whacker

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: Aphrodisiac electric furnace

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: walnut alcoholic boltzmann liquid oxygen



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Date: February 24th, 2026 10:18 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac electric furnace



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Date: February 27th, 2026 1:41 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac electric furnace

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: spruce shaky turdskin



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