In my painting of the 'All -Night Cafe' I've tried to express the idea that the cafe is a place where one can ruin oneself, become crazy and criminal. Through the contrast of the delicate pink, blood red and dark…

Quote by Vincent Van Gogh

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One must work and dare if one really wants to live.

One must work and dare if one really wants to live.

I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.

I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.

It is true that every day has its own evil, and its good too. But...

It is true that every day has its own evil, and its good too. But...

Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but putting it on paper is, alas, not so easy as...

Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but putting it on paper is, alas, not so easy as...

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

A good picture is equivalent to a good deed.

A good picture is equivalent to a good deed.

Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence

Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence

Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence.

Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence.

I consciously choose the dog's path through life. I shall be poor; I shall be...

I consciously choose the dog's path through life. I shall be poor; I shall be...

It is a pity that, as one gradually gains experience, one loses one's youth.

It is a pity that, as one gradually gains experience, one loses one's youth.

Happiness... it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.

Happiness... it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.

Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but putting it on paper is, alas, not so easy as...

Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but putting it on paper is, alas, not so easy as...

I see drawings and pictures in the poorest of huts and the dirtiest of corners.

I see drawings and pictures in the poorest of huts and the dirtiest of corners.

The best way to know God is to love many things.

The best way to know God is to love many things.

Conscience is a man's compass

Conscience is a man's compass

You will say that everyone has seen landscapes and figures from childhood on. The question...

You will say that everyone has seen landscapes and figures from childhood on. The question...

I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind...

I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind...

The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts upon Turns Ashes - or it prospers; and...

The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts upon Turns Ashes - or it prospers; and...

Through money or power you cannot solve all problems. The problem in the human heart...

Through money or power you cannot solve all problems. The problem in the human heart...

Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens...

Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens...

Every fault of the mind becomes more conspicuous and more guilty in proportion to the...

Every fault of the mind becomes more conspicuous and more guilty in proportion to the...