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This is further from the truth than the putative "myth" that you are attacking. He did gain some recognition from colleagues in the last 6 months of his life fo
by prvc 4y ago
This is further from the truth than the putative "myth" that you are attacking. He did gain some recognition from colleagues in the last 6 months of his life following a review by Albert Aurier at the beginning of 1890, but before that, he was very much cast out from the society of fellow artists in many contexts-- he was mocked for being odd by his classmates in Paris, even Gaugin needed essentially to be bribed to stay at the Yellow House (with his brother footing the bill, as always).
- jb1991 4y agoThe irony is that the parent is stating a lot of inaccuracies or straight-up falsehoods, while ending with: > This is why as a journalist or a writer, it is important to confirm “what you know” before committing it to a piece. If you don’t verify everything you risk perpetuating myths instead of realities. I hazard to suggest the parent has not so much as read a biography of Van Gogh before posting such authoritative-sounding misinformation that is then silently edited to align with comments.