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do u think van gogh was happy?

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Silver goal in life state
  09/29/15
No. Troubled by fits of insanity, frustrated by his inabili...
Mahogany associate location
  09/29/15
eh, but ur saying he was frustrated, he was troubled, he was...
Silver goal in life state
  09/29/15
He was absolutely like "man I'm doing it. I cant do an...
Mahogany associate location
  09/29/15
great op & subthread thx
sable stirring site french chef
  02/23/26
This is an interesting and complex question. In the modern s...
sable stirring site french chef
  02/22/26
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orange institution cumskin
  02/23/26
was a bit emotional standing in front of his last painting k...
Well-lubricated market roommate
  02/22/26
He was painting Tree Roots that morning just a couple minute...
sable stirring site french chef
  02/22/26
https://www.vincentvangogh.org/assets/img/tree-roots-postcar...
sable stirring site french chef
  02/23/26
Is this true? I’ve been the Van Gogh Museum and seen i...
Ivory Exciting Address Nibblets
  02/23/26
It’s not. He worked on Roots that morning but he wasn&...
sable stirring site french chef
  02/23/26
the cheesy smiling sense, absolutely not but artists rare...
Carmine 180 rehab affirmative action
  02/23/26
happiness is overrated, Van Gogh had a lust for life
dull cruise ship windowlicker
  02/23/26
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sable stirring site french chef
  02/23/26
some of his greatest works were painted inside an asylum fro...
dull cruise ship windowlicker
  02/23/26
When he was in the asylum, counterintuitively perhaps, it ga...
sable stirring site french chef
  02/23/26
xo woukd have been a great happy medium for him
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know-it-all razzle ratface
  02/23/26
"Great men suffer greatly, and great sufferings are not...
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fighting hell doctorate
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sable stirring site french chef
  02/23/26
“To me, van Gogh is the finest painter of them all. Ce...
sable stirring site french chef
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Carmine 180 rehab affirmative action
  02/24/26
Fuck no.
Ivory Exciting Address Nibblets
  02/23/26
Wasnt his whole schtick that he was abjectly miserable 24/7/...
honey-headed resort personal credit line
  02/24/26
If you’re in Amsterdam this spring, please enjoy this ...
sable stirring site french chef
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Carmine 180 rehab affirmative action
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sable stirring site french chef
  02/24/26
Going back for 4.4 days.
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Date: September 29th, 2015 1:34 PM
Author: Silver goal in life state



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2#28861372)



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Date: September 29th, 2015 1:36 PM
Author: Mahogany associate location

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: Silver goal in life state

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: Mahogany associate location

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: sable stirring site french chef

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: sable stirring site french chef

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: orange institution cumskin



(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: Well-lubricated market roommate

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: sable stirring site french chef

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: sable stirring site french chef

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: Ivory Exciting Address Nibblets

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: sable stirring site french chef

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: Carmine 180 rehab affirmative action

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: dull cruise ship windowlicker

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: sable stirring site french chef



(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: dull cruise ship windowlicker

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: sable stirring site french chef

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: Carmine 180 rehab affirmative action

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: sable stirring site french chef



(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: Vermilion Vivacious Whorehouse Prole



(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: know-it-all razzle ratface



(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: dull cruise ship windowlicker

"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: know-it-all razzle ratface



(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: fighting hell doctorate



(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: sable stirring site french chef



(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: sable stirring site french chef

“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: Carmine 180 rehab affirmative action



(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: Ivory Exciting Address Nibblets

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: honey-headed resort personal credit line

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: sable stirring site french chef

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: Carmine 180 rehab affirmative action



(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: sable stirring site french chef



(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: sable stirring site french chef

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: know-it-all razzle ratface



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