Vincent van Gogh (30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890)

Vincent van Gogh was unsatisfied with academic art and created many paintings that portrayed realism, but not shown realistically. Instead, he emphasized realism with his color choice. Also, he used color to portray his own mood and emotions about things. Van Gogh was the first to do that. He had a very unsuccessful career and is said to have sold only one painting in his lifetime, which was only months before he died. He also lived a very depressed life, which is conveyed in many of his paintings. He died at the age of 37.