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1. Vincent Willem van Gogh
(1853 – 1890)
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2. Vincent Willem van Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh (1853 – 1890) grew
up in a religious household as the son of a
pastor in Holland. His life is often described
as tortured with anxiety and mental illness to
the point that he sliced off a part of his own
earlobe. Vincent apparently took his own life,
although no gun was ever found.
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3. Van Gogh's mastery and perspective was not
recognised or appreciated in his lifetime. Even
though many of his works feature on the list
of most expensive paintings sold at auction,
Vincent himself only sold one painting while he
was alive.
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4. Vinvent originally wanted to continue in the
line of his father as a pastor and took up a
job preaching in Belgium. However, he was
dismissed from his pastoral duties in Belgium
for being overly meddlesome in the affairs of
his congregation.
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5. He remained in Belgium to study art where
he created his earliest works. They show signs
of his unique style but not the colour and
emotion so particular to him. Before he dedi-
cated his life to his art, he also took up a job
as an art dealer where he was exposed to
many artists and movements which contrib-
uted to the definition of his post-impression-
istic style.
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6. When Vincent moved to Paris to be with his
brother Theo, he was introduced to the im-
pressionists painting there. He began to
lighten his colour palette and work on a tech-
nique of quick short brushstrokes like the im-
pressionist painters of the time.Van Gogh had
a very close relationship with his brother Theo
who cared for him throughout his battle with
mental illness.
Vincent Willem van Gogh
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7. Even though he only lived to 37, most of his
greatest works were created in a period of
three years during which his struggle with his
illness and his need to express the connection
between man and nature are beautifully de-
picted in every stroke of his brush
Vincent Willem van Gogh
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