Vincent van Gogh was an artist with an unique expression and children can identify with his original, free, playful and vulnerable artistic creativity. He always approached artistic creation unconventionally, and precisely because of that he created his uniquely original style and vision of art that is special, although unfortunately, it was understood and recognized way too late. Encountering his works of art, as well as many other artist's works, is of great importance for the development of children's art, enriching children's thoughts, developing aesthetics and feelings in children, encouraging the birth of new ideas and motivation for life expression. Everyone's perception of art pieces has a lot to do with the psychological state of the individual and with their life experience, so each child's different approach to artwork will be a subjective experience, and every child will give it their own meaning. In shaping their artistic thinking and artistic expression, children need to be given complete freedom in expressing their authentic style, which they spontaneously express guided by their experience of the interaction between their inner world and the environment that surrounds them. Many of Van Gogh's works are suitable for observation and analysis with children and they can serve as a motivation for art and other activities with children in preschool, given the vivaciousness and freedom of his style, but also the real theme of familiar everyday life that is close and comprehensible to children. Observing the life and works of Vincent Van Gogh, it is seen that artistical creation was a form of therapy and consolation for him, in which he embodied and channeled all of his inner turmoil. Art is exactly that for children as well, because they are creatively releasing and through the healing processes expressing their psyche, thoughts and feelings that are difficult for them to express in words. It is an important task of the child's environment, guided by the child's developmental stages, to encourage the child to various forms of artistic expression guided by knowledge of various works of art, but also guided by their own intrinsic motivation, creativity and imagination which should be welcomed and encouraged in order for children to create a positive image of themselves, thus being able to create unhindered.