# @ngadc on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2024-12-09T23:49:41.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Gallery of Art (@ngadc) — https://gondola.cc/ngadc

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At 27, after years of failure and rejection, Van Gogh made a pivotal decision: he would dedicate himself to art. It’s a choice that would change the course of art history, though not in the way he might have imagined.

Swipe to uncover the story ➡️ #ArtUncovered
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🖼️ Vincent van Gogh, “Self-Portrait,” 1889, oil on canvas, collection of Mr and Mrs John Hay Whitney

🖼 Vincent van Gogh, "Self-portrait," oil on canvas, 1889, 25 x 21 in., Musée d'Orsay

🖼 Vincent van Gogh, “Farmhouse in Provence,” 1888, oil on canvas, 18 x 24 in., Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection

🖼 Vincent van Gogh, “Roses,” 1890, oil on canvas, 27 x 35 in., Gift of Pamela Harriman in memory of W. Averell Harriman

#art #VanGogh #history #arthistory #vincentvangogh #life #explore #explorepage

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