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do u think van gogh was happy?

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Contagious Rehab French Chef
  09/29/15
No. Troubled by fits of insanity, frustrated by his inabili...
walnut parlour ceo
  09/29/15
eh, but ur saying he was frustrated, he was troubled, he was...
Contagious Rehab French Chef
  09/29/15
He was absolutely like "man I'm doing it. I cant do an...
walnut parlour ceo
  09/29/15
great op & subthread thx
cruel-hearted crimson abode
  02/23/26
This is an interesting and complex question. In the modern s...
cruel-hearted crimson abode
  02/22/26
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aromatic ebony mexican
  02/23/26
was a bit emotional standing in front of his last painting k...
lime rambunctious masturbator national
  02/22/26
He was painting Tree Roots that morning just a couple minute...
cruel-hearted crimson abode
  02/22/26
https://www.vincentvangogh.org/assets/img/tree-roots-postcar...
cruel-hearted crimson abode
  02/23/26
Is this true? I’ve been the Van Gogh Museum and seen i...
Fantasy-prone sepia mediation
  02/23/26
It’s not. He worked on Roots that morning but he wasn&...
cruel-hearted crimson abode
  02/23/26
the cheesy smiling sense, absolutely not but artists rare...
Histrionic internet-worthy lodge ape
  02/23/26
happiness is overrated, Van Gogh had a lust for life
crusty friendly grandma
  02/23/26
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cruel-hearted crimson abode
  02/23/26
some of his greatest works were painted inside an asylum fro...
crusty friendly grandma
  02/23/26
When he was in the asylum, counterintuitively perhaps, it ga...
cruel-hearted crimson abode
  02/23/26
xo woukd have been a great happy medium for him
Histrionic internet-worthy lodge ape
  02/23/26
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cruel-hearted crimson abode
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ruby comical range foreskin
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Appetizing death wish
  02/23/26
"Great men suffer greatly, and great sufferings are not...
crusty friendly grandma
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Appetizing death wish
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burgundy really tough guy point
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cruel-hearted crimson abode
  02/23/26
“To me, van Gogh is the finest painter of them all. Ce...
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  02/23/26
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Histrionic internet-worthy lodge ape
  02/24/26
Fuck no.
Fantasy-prone sepia mediation
  02/23/26
Wasnt his whole schtick that he was abjectly miserable 24/7/...
flesh curious tank native
  02/24/26
If you’re in Amsterdam this spring, please enjoy this ...
cruel-hearted crimson abode
  02/24/26
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Histrionic internet-worthy lodge ape
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cruel-hearted crimson abode
  02/24/26
Going back for 4.4 days.
vonoskar
  02/27/26
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zarathustra
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Date: September 29th, 2015 1:34 PM
Author: Contagious Rehab French Chef



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Date: September 29th, 2015 1:36 PM
Author: walnut parlour ceo

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\u0026mark_id=5310481#28861387)



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Date: September 29th, 2015 1:38 PM
Author: Contagious Rehab French Chef

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\u0026mark_id=5310481#28861408)



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Date: September 29th, 2015 1:40 PM
Author: walnut parlour ceo

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\u0026mark_id=5310481#28861420)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 9:12 PM
Author: cruel-hearted crimson abode

great op & subthread

thx

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49690580)



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Date: February 22nd, 2026 10:05 PM
Author: cruel-hearted crimson abode

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\u0026mark_id=5310481#49687988)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 12:42 PM
Author: aromatic ebony mexican



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Date: February 22nd, 2026 10:15 PM
Author: lime rambunctious masturbator national

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\u0026mark_id=5310481#49688038)



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Date: February 22nd, 2026 11:58 PM
Author: cruel-hearted crimson abode

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\u0026mark_id=5310481#49688182)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 10:56 AM
Author: cruel-hearted crimson abode

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49688787)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 9:13 PM
Author: Fantasy-prone sepia mediation

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\u0026mark_id=5310481#49690581)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 9:15 PM
Author: cruel-hearted crimson abode

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\u0026mark_id=5310481#49690588)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 12:46 PM
Author: Histrionic internet-worthy lodge ape

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\u0026mark_id=5310481#49689100)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 1:15 PM
Author: crusty friendly grandma

happiness is overrated, Van Gogh had a lust for life

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49689232)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 3:15 PM
Author: cruel-hearted crimson abode



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49689652)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 3:50 PM
Author: crusty friendly grandma

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\u0026mark_id=5310481#49689756)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 5:00 PM
Author: cruel-hearted crimson abode

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\u0026mark_id=5310481#49689967)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 6:02 PM
Author: Histrionic internet-worthy lodge ape

xo woukd have been a great happy medium for him

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49690120)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 9:10 PM
Author: cruel-hearted crimson abode



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Date: February 24th, 2026 12:09 PM
Author: ruby comical range foreskin



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 4:00 PM
Author: Appetizing death wish



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 4:08 PM
Author: crusty friendly grandma

"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\u0026mark_id=5310481#49689814)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 4:12 PM
Author: Appetizing death wish



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49689832)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 4:19 PM
Author: burgundy really tough guy point



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49689848)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 4:58 PM
Author: cruel-hearted crimson abode



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 9:11 PM
Author: cruel-hearted crimson abode

“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\u0026mark_id=5310481#49690576)



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Date: February 24th, 2026 5:53 AM
Author: Histrionic internet-worthy lodge ape



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49691005)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 9:12 PM
Author: Fantasy-prone sepia mediation

Fuck no.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49690579)



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Date: February 24th, 2026 6:01 AM
Author: flesh curious tank native

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49691006)



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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:25 AM
Author: cruel-hearted crimson abode

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\u0026mark_id=5310481#49691244)



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Date: February 24th, 2026 12:03 PM
Author: Histrionic internet-worthy lodge ape



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49691579)



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Date: February 24th, 2026 10:18 PM
Author: cruel-hearted crimson abode



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49693195)



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Date: February 27th, 2026 1:41 PM
Author: vonoskar

Going back for 4.4 days.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49699806)



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Date: February 27th, 2026 1:42 PM
Author: zarathustra



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49699814)