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Exactly 170 years ago today Vincent van Gogh was born.

But he didn't just paint sunflowers and starry skies. Van Gogh made over 2,000 works of art in less than ten years - one every 36 hours.

So here are some of his less famous masterpieces:

Exactly 170 years ago today Vincent van Gogh was born.

But he didn't just paint sunflowers and star
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These are from his first years as an artist in the early 1880s, when he focussed on working people & peasants:

These are from his first years as an artist in the early 1880s, when he focussed on working people &
These are from his first years as an artist in the early 1880s, when he focussed on working people &
These are from his first years as an artist in the early 1880s, when he focussed on working people &
These are from his first years as an artist in the early 1880s, when he focussed on working people &
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And his early landscapes, so much less vibrant and far darker than the van Gogh we're used to seeing:

And his early landscapes, so much less vibrant and far darker than the van Gogh we're used to seeing
And his early landscapes, so much less vibrant and far darker than the van Gogh we're used to seeing
And his early landscapes, so much less vibrant and far darker than the van Gogh we're used to seeing
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And shoes when he'd found the style for which he is now so famous:

And shoes when he'd found the style for which he is now so famous:
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Van Gogh made religious art, too. Like his Pieta, from 1889:

Van Gogh made religious art, too. Like his Pieta, from 1889:
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He painted everything from moths to babies and cows to dance halls:

He painted everything from moths to babies and cows to dance halls:
He painted everything from moths to babies and cows to dance halls:
He painted everything from moths to babies and cows to dance halls:
He painted everything from moths to babies and cows to dance halls:
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Some of his lesser known late landscapes, bursting with that famous colour and expressive style:

Some of his lesser known late landscapes, bursting with that famous colour and expressive style:
Some of his lesser known late landscapes, bursting with that famous colour and expressive style:
Some of his lesser known late landscapes, bursting with that famous colour and expressive style:
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And three mysterious skulls, one of which is smoking a cigarette...

And three mysterious skulls, one of which is smoking a cigarette...
And three mysterious skulls, one of which is smoking a cigarette...
And three mysterious skulls, one of which is smoking a cigarette...
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Van Gogh made over twenty paintings based on the works of Jean-François Millet, including The Siesta, in 1890.

Van Gogh made over twenty paintings based on the works of Jean-François Millet, including The Siesta
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And he also made his own versions of prints by the great Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hiroshige:

And he also made his own versions of prints by the great Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hiroshige:
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The Trinquetaille Bridge & The Painter on His Way to Work, both from 1888:

The Trinquetaille Bridge & The Painter on His Way to Work, both from 1888:
The Trinquetaille Bridge & The Painter on His Way to Work, both from 1888:
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He also painted lots of books, whether French novels or the Bible:

He also painted lots of books, whether French novels or the Bible:
He also painted lots of books, whether French novels or the Bible:
He also painted lots of books, whether French novels or the Bible:
He also painted lots of books, whether French novels or the Bible:
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Here's a review of van Gogh's work written just a few months before his death in 1890 by the French critic and poet Gabriel-Albert Aurier.

It's a beautiful evocation of what has made van Gogh such an enduringly popular artist.

Here's a review of van Gogh's work written just a few months before his death in 1890 by the French
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And, to end, here's a self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh with his beloved pipe from September 1886:

And, to end, here's a self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh with his beloved pipe from September 1886: