Van Gogh

See also: van Gogh

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Dutch van Gogh (literally from Goch).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /vænˈɡoʊ/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /vanˈɡɒx, ˈɡɒf/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Proper noun

Van Gogh

  1. Vincent van Gogh, Dutch draughtsman and painter.
    • 2010, Antonio Saggio, A Secret van Gogh: His Motif and Motives, →ISBN, page 11:
      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.

Translations

Portuguese

Noun

Van Gogh m (plural Van Goghs)

  1. alternative form of van Gogh