Винсент Ван Гог

Vincent van Gogh is not so out of his tribe. He is a genuine Dutchman, from the high family of Frans Hals. First of all, like all his famous compatriots, he is a realist - a realist in the truest sense of the word. Regardless of the indefinite smell of truthfulness and what is really seen, emitted by his paintings, his realism lies in the choice of preparatory sketches, in the constant connection with the real in the most exalted tones, in the conscientious study of the defining features, in the constant search for the essential in each subject, in the thousand insignificant details that undoubtedly confirm his deep, almost childish sincerity, his great love for nature and for truth - for what truth means to him.