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[–] Anticorp 10 points 5 months ago (3 children)

There's some discussion that the weird morphing of his style was caused by undiagnosed mental illness progressing to advanced stages when he got older.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Could have also been the lead and vermillion (mercury) in the paints.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

When I look at this, all I can think about is that that guy went on an LSD binge in his early 20s.

[–] 200ok 1 points 5 months ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Wasn't that about Van Gogh's vision?

"It took...but a lifetime to paint like a child"