Starry Night Vincent van Gogh is one of the most famous artists of all time. He completed many paintings that have become world-renown, even by the average layman. According to one critic, Van Gogh was filled with lonely feelings and endless creative energy. He wasn’t a successful artist during his life. He only sold one painting and depended on his brother for support. In 1889, van Gogh completed Starry Night, which displays how his troubled …showed first 75 words of 819 total…

…showed last 75 words of 819 total…on that night in 1889 but also how the moment made him feel. (Halls) Both Vincent van Gogh and Anne Sexton had emotional and mental problems. In both cases, it’s as if their problems fueled their work and made them more intense artists. Some people might see these two as weak people with problems. They overcame their weaknesses in order to do what they really loved, and for that, I see them as incredibly strong.