Vincent van Gogh · The Tormented Light

Vincent van Gogh - The Tormented Light

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Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who created over 2,000 artworks in a decade, most in the final years before his death at 37. A memento mori obituary comic centered on 1888 ear mutilation and asylum commitment — between psychotic episodes, he painted The Starry Night, Irises, and 150 other masterpieces before his death in 1890.

Citable Summary

Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) is featured in an obituary comic about mortality, work, and what remains.
The comic centers on this mortality event: 1888 ear mutilation and asylum commitment — between psychotic episodes, he painted The Starry Night, Irises, and 150 other masterpieces before his death in 1890.
The reader version includes image pages, a PDF, and sources including Wikipedia; Van Gogh Museum; Britannica.

Story Notes

This comic follows Vincent van Gogh, Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who created over 2,000 artworks in a decade, most in the final years before his death at 37.

The story turns on 1888 ear mutilation and asylum commitment — between psychotic episodes, he painted The Starry Night, Irises, and 150 other masterpieces before his death in 1890, treating that encounter with death as the pressure point for the work that followed.

The source trail for this page includes Wikipedia; Van Gogh Museum; Britannica.

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Van Gogh Museum
Britannica

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