Van Gogh and NatureA revelatory study of the importance of nature in Van Goghs art throughout his life in Holland and France The celebrated painter Vincent van Gogh (18531890) had a lifelong fascination with the natural world. He spent his youth in rural Holland, and the countrys flat landscapes, trees, flowers, and birds would feature in his early art. After he moved to Paris, he encountered new radical thinking about art and humanitys changing relationship with