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"Vincent Van Gogh." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition (2010): 1. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article is a nice overview of Van Gogh's life. It talks about how his tragic life lead to very successful pieces of art. His personality and health problems made it hard for him to really be a part of society. After he figured out preaching was not the right profession, he turned to painting. Van Gogh had a strong passion for painting although he was barely recognized in his lifetime for his beautiful art work. His closest friend in life was his brother, Theo. He wrote Theo quite frequently dealing with his aspirations and conflicts. In the end Theo got married and Van Gogh committed suicide.

"Vincent Van Gogh." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition (2010): 1. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 19 Nov. 2010. This encyclopedia source is able to provide much needed information on the background of Van Gogh. It gives great detail on the life of Van Gogh. The source also provides past artistic works of his. When writing this paper on Van Gogh and the postimpressionism era I will need to know about Van Gogh and his life. Also his relation to the artistic movement.

Arnold, Wilfred Niels. "The Illness of Vincent van Gogh." Journal of the History of the Neurosciences 13.1 (2004): 22-43. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article focuses on his Illnesses and lack of mental stability. His creativity level was off the charts, and in the end effected his mental health. His creativity was partially due to his intake of absinthe. I also learned that in 1882, Vincent entered the hospital due to a gonorrheal infection. His mental problems started to occur when he was in his 30's. I really like this article because it gives an outline of all of Van Gogh's health problems and the time period in which they occurred.