How tall is Vincent van Gogh?

Vincent van Gogh's listed height was 165 cm (5'5"). He was taller than about 27% of men in the Netherlands.

Where 165 cm sits among men in the Netherlands

Taller than about 27% of men in the Netherlands born in 1853 (average 169.4 cm).

About Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter. He was born on 30 March 1853 in Zundert, into an upper-middle-class family. As a young man he worked as an art dealer and spent time as a Protestant missionary in southern Belgium before taking up painting in 1881. His younger brother Theo supported him financially, and the two kept up a long correspondence.

In 1886 Van Gogh moved to Paris, where he met members of the avant-garde, including Émile Bernard and Paul Gauguin. His paintings grew brighter in colour, and his style was fully realised during his stay in Arles in 1888, when he painted series of olive trees, wheat fields and sunflowers. In just over a decade he created about 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of them in the last two years of his life.

Van Gogh stood a listed 165 cm (5'5"). His works include landscapes, still lifes, portraits and self-portraits, characterised by bold colours and expressive brushwork. He died on 29 July 1890, at the age of 37.

Frequently asked

How tall is Vincent van Gogh in feet and inches? Vincent van Gogh was 5'5" tall, which is 165 cm, 65 inches or 1.65 m.

Is Vincent van Gogh tall for men in the Netherlands? At 165 cm he was taller than about 27% of men in the Netherlands born in 1853, whose average height is 169.4 cm.

Sources

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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