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It's true. His most famous paintings were either what others would do as practice pictures, or direct copies of other -- better -- artists' paintings, usually painted without the skill or artistic brushwork of the originals (a few examples here[^]).

He was an impressionist because of lack of skill and laziness, not because it was his calling, and never advanced above the "learner" level.

In the Van Gogh museum, there are a few paintings by other impressionists, and they're the ones that make you stop and catch your breath; Van Gogh's look like (and, in fact, are) just paintings bladdered out by a student.


[edit] Fixed the link, which had somehow had a dot added to the end of it. [/edit]
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