Meanings
Van Gogh1
alternative van Gogh
- Vincent van Gogh, Dutch draughtsman and painter.
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This sensation of an object becoming alive is a characteristic that, I believe, seizes all viewers of a van Gogh. The Bible goes beyond being a simple still-life object to become a living thing, an expression of strength, an existence that emanates from itself, beyond the painting surface to participate in our very lives.
2010, Antonio Saggio, A Secret van Gogh: His Motif and Motives, →ISBN, page 11
van Gogh2
- Alternative letter-case form of Van Gogh.
Many observers rejected the notion that they needed to choose between preserving Earthly life and enjoying van Gogh’s sunflowers.
2022 October 18, Eric Levitz, “Throwing Soup at Paintings Won’t Save the Climate”, in Intelligencer, New York, N.Y.: New York Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Oct 20223 more examples
This sensation of an object becoming alive is a characteristic that, I believe, seizes all viewers of a van Gogh. The Bible goes beyond being a simple still-life object to become a living thing, an expression of strength, an existence that emanates from itself, beyond the painting surface to participate in our very lives.
2010, Antonio Saggio, A Secret van Gogh: His Motif and Motives, →ISBN, page 11[James] Grundvig — a construction manager turned author who spent three years researching the van Gogh book — says the painting’s history supports his theory.
2016 November 6, Bill Sanderson, “I think the Met’s $95M van Gogh masterpiece is a fake”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Nov 2016Cast off by the Nazis, but heralded by curators, the artist’s painting of his doctor, made just before van Gogh’s suicide, has not been seen in 34 years.
2024 December 17, Michael Forsythe, Graham Bowley, Elisabetta Povoledo, “The Search for van Gogh’s Lost Masterpiece”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Dec 2024
Origin
- Dutchvan Gogh
- EnglishVan Gogh
From Dutch van Gogh (literally “from Goch”).
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Arabic فَان غُوخ, فِينْسِنْت فَان غُوخ
- فَان غُوخ (fan ḡuḵ)Van Gogh
- فِينْسِنْت فَان غُوخ (finsint fan ḡuḵ)Van Gogh
Bengali ভ্যান গখ, ভিনসেন্ট ভ্যান গখ
- ভ্যান গখ (bhên gokh)Van Gogh
- ভিনসেন্ট ভ্যান গখ (bhinośenṭo bhên gokh)Van Gogh
Bulgarian ван Гог
- ван ГогVan Gogh
Chinese Mandarin 梵高, 文森特·梵高
- 梵高 (Fàngāo)Van Gogh
- 文森特·梵高 (Wénsēntè Fàngāo)Van Gogh
- 凡高 (Fángāo)Van Gogh
Dutch van Gogh
- van GoghVan Gogh
Finnish van Gogh
- van GoghVan Gogh
Greek βαν Γκογκ
- βαν Γκογκ (van Gkogk)Van Gogh
Hebrew ואן גוך, וינסנט ואן גוך
- ואן גוך (van gokh)Van Gogh
- וינסנט ואן גוך (vinsent van gokh)Van Gogh
Hindi वैन गो, विन्सेंट वैन गो
- वैन गोVan Gogh
- विन्सेंट वैन गो (vinsẽṭ vain go)Van Gogh
Italian van Gogh (/van ɡɔɡ/)
- van Gogh (/van ɡɔɡ/)Van Gogh
Japanese ファン・ゴッホ, フィンセント・ファン・ゴッホ
- ファン・ゴッホ (Fan-Gohho)Van Gogh
- フィンセント・ファン・ゴッホ (Finsento Fan-Gohho)Van Gogh
Korean 반 고흐, 빈센트 반 고흐
- 반 고흐 (Ban Goheu)Van Gogh
- 빈센트 반 고흐 (Binsenteu Ban Goheu)Van Gogh
Latvian van Gogs
- van GogsVan Gogh
Persian ونگوگ, ونسان ونگوگ
- ونگوگ (vangôg)Van Gogh
- ونسان ونگوگ (vansân vangôg)Van Gogh
Polish van Gogh
- van GoghVan Gogh
Portuguese van Gogh
- van GoghVan Gogh
Russian Ван Гог
- Ван ГогVan Gogh
Thai ฟินเซนต์ ฟัน โคค
- ฟินเซนต์ ฟัน โคค (Finsén fan Kók)Van Gogh
Ukrainian ван Гог
- ван Гог (van Hoh)Van Gogh
Yiddish וואַן גאָך, ווינצענט וואַן גאָך
- וואַן גאָך (van gokh)Van Gogh
- ווינצענט וואַן גאָך (vintsent van gokh)Van Gogh
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Van Gogh
Cite this entry
Van Gogh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Van%20Gogh
“Van Gogh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Van%20Gogh. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Van Gogh,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Van%20Gogh.
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