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do u think van gogh was happy?

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twinkling trust fund
  09/29/15
No. Troubled by fits of insanity, frustrated by his inabili...
clear theater stage filthpig
  09/29/15
eh, but ur saying he was frustrated, he was troubled, he was...
twinkling trust fund
  09/29/15
He was absolutely like "man I'm doing it. I cant do an...
clear theater stage filthpig
  09/29/15
great op & subthread thx
Puce old irish cottage space
  02/23/26
This is an interesting and complex question. In the modern s...
Puce old irish cottage space
  02/22/26
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slate violent hospital
  02/23/26
was a bit emotional standing in front of his last painting k...
thriller stubborn queen of the night stage
  02/22/26
He was painting Tree Roots that morning just a couple minute...
Puce old irish cottage space
  02/22/26
https://www.vincentvangogh.org/assets/img/tree-roots-postcar...
Puce old irish cottage space
  02/23/26
Is this true? I’ve been the Van Gogh Museum and seen i...
Beady-eyed chapel hairy legs
  02/23/26
It’s not. He worked on Roots that morning but he wasn&...
Puce old irish cottage space
  02/23/26
the cheesy smiling sense, absolutely not but artists rare...
glassy den main people
  02/23/26
happiness is overrated, Van Gogh had a lust for life
Wine dopamine
  02/23/26
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Puce old irish cottage space
  02/23/26
some of his greatest works were painted inside an asylum fro...
Wine dopamine
  02/23/26
When he was in the asylum, counterintuitively perhaps, it ga...
Puce old irish cottage space
  02/23/26
xo woukd have been a great happy medium for him
glassy den main people
  02/23/26
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Puce old irish cottage space
  02/23/26
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amethyst meetinghouse
  02/24/26
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hot abnormal sanctuary regret
  02/23/26
"Great men suffer greatly, and great sufferings are not...
Wine dopamine
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hot abnormal sanctuary regret
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Cracking Poppy Library Pistol
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Puce old irish cottage space
  02/23/26
“To me, van Gogh is the finest painter of them all. Ce...
Puce old irish cottage space
  02/23/26
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glassy den main people
  02/24/26
Fuck no.
Beady-eyed chapel hairy legs
  02/23/26
Wasnt his whole schtick that he was abjectly miserable 24/7/...
Yellow box office hissy fit
  02/24/26
If you’re in Amsterdam this spring, please enjoy this ...
Puce old irish cottage space
  02/24/26
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glassy den main people
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Puce old irish cottage space
  02/24/26
Going back for 4.4 days.
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hot abnormal sanctuary regret
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Date: September 29th, 2015 1:34 PM
Author: twinkling trust fund



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Date: September 29th, 2015 1:36 PM
Author: clear theater stage filthpig

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#28861387)



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Date: September 29th, 2015 1:38 PM
Author: twinkling trust fund

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#28861408)



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Date: September 29th, 2015 1:40 PM
Author: clear theater stage filthpig

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#28861420)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 9:12 PM
Author: Puce old irish cottage space

great op & subthread

thx

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



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Date: February 22nd, 2026 10:05 PM
Author: Puce old irish cottage space

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#49687988)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 12:42 PM
Author: slate violent hospital



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2#49689084)



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Date: February 22nd, 2026 10:15 PM
Author: thriller stubborn queen of the night stage

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#49688038)



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Date: February 22nd, 2026 11:58 PM
Author: Puce old irish cottage space

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#49688182)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 10:56 AM
Author: Puce old irish cottage space

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

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



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 9:13 PM
Author: Beady-eyed chapel hairy legs

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#49690581)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 9:15 PM
Author: Puce old irish cottage space

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#49690588)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 12:46 PM
Author: glassy den main people

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#49689100)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 1:15 PM
Author: Wine dopamine

happiness is overrated, Van Gogh had a lust for life

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



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 3:15 PM
Author: Puce old irish cottage space



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



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 3:50 PM
Author: Wine dopamine

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#49689756)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 5:00 PM
Author: Puce old irish cottage space

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#49689967)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 6:02 PM
Author: glassy den main people

xo woukd have been a great happy medium for him

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



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 9:10 PM
Author: Puce old irish cottage space



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



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Date: February 24th, 2026 12:09 PM
Author: amethyst meetinghouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2#49691594)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 4:00 PM
Author: hot abnormal sanctuary regret



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



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 4:08 PM
Author: Wine dopamine

"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#49689814)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 4:12 PM
Author: hot abnormal sanctuary regret



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



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 4:19 PM
Author: Cracking Poppy Library Pistol



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



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 4:58 PM
Author: Puce old irish cottage space



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



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 9:11 PM
Author: Puce old irish cottage space

“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#49690576)



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Date: February 24th, 2026 5:53 AM
Author: glassy den main people



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2#49691005)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 9:12 PM
Author: Beady-eyed chapel hairy legs

Fuck no.

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



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Date: February 24th, 2026 6:01 AM
Author: Yellow box office hissy fit

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

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



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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:25 AM
Author: Puce old irish cottage space

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#49691244)



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Date: February 24th, 2026 12:03 PM
Author: glassy den main people



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2#49691579)



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Date: February 24th, 2026 10:18 PM
Author: Puce old irish cottage space



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2#49693195)



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Date: February 27th, 2026 1:41 PM
Author: Puce old irish cottage space

Going back for 4.4 days.

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



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Date: February 27th, 2026 1:42 PM
Author: hot abnormal sanctuary regret



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