This was a pain to write, but is a quality paper and will pull in a good grade "Excellent work, well-researched and organized" 1 A Tormented Mind: Vincent van Gogh's Mental Illness Reflected in His Self-Portraits On a beautiful summer day in July 1890 Vincent van Gogh, now recognized as one of the world's most gifted painters, went down into the open country of Auvers, France and shot himself in the heart with a revolver (Martini 3). The …showed first 75 words of 3126 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3126 total…despair. These paintings are lasting testaments to the unrivaled skill of Vincent van Gogh in expressing his ever-changing temperament through art, and allow the artist to communicate with viewers for as long as his paintings exist. Van Gogh once wrote to his brother that "the truth is, we can only make our pictures speak" Ruiz 11 (Barnes 6). This was van Gogh's greatest talent and greatest accomplishment, and he still speaks to us today through his self-portraits.