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Vincent van Gogh was born on March 30th and Groot-Zundert, Holland. His father was Theodorus van Gogh and his mother was Anna Cornelia nee Carbentus. ... While still living in Zundert, Van Gogh attempted his first drawings in the year 1862. ... Van Gogh made frequent visits to Hauge(chronology). ... By the age of twenty-seven, Van Gogh had been a salesman in an art gallery, a French tutor, a theological student, and an evangelist among the miners at Wasmer in Belgium. ... Van Gogh was mostly a self-taught artist. ... These early works demonstrate Van Goghs sympathy for working people and his intense desire to express the misery and poverty of humanity as he saw them among the miners in Belgium(Encarta).
Van Gogh was a leader of Expressionist style of painting. ... Van Gogh began seriously painting in 1880. ...
In March of 1885 Van Goghs father died. ... Van Gogh saw for the first time the bright colors and less sentimental subject matter of impressionist painting. ... The history of impressionism would not be complete without the work of Vincent van Gogh. ... Van Gogh left Paris is 1888; he moves to Arles. ... "Van Gogh is considered a master of flower painting who have brought vigor to a subject that many critics still consider strictly for women"(Meyer). ... Van Gogh became subject to increasingly serious attacks of melancholy and even madness. ... In a moment of rage Van Gogh tried to kill Gauguin, but instead he cut off his own earlobe. ... While in the asylum Van Gogh stated, "I put my heart and soul into my work, and I have lost my mind in the process. ... This painting is Van Gogh moving away from impressionism and into expressionism. ... In 1890 Van Gogh had various recoveries and breakdowns. ... In February Van Gogh had a serious attack that lasted for two months. After the attack Van Gogh said, "It is only too true that a lot of artist are mentally ill-its life which, to put it mildly, makes one an outsider. ... Van Gogh arrives in Paris looking fit and in good health. ... Van Gogh continued to work but his mental state took a plunge. ... Van Gogh also felt responsible for the families poor financial state because Theo was always there to help him in times of need. ... " The next day on July 29th in the early morning Van Gogh passed away at the age of thirty-seven. ... Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter, whose work represents the archetype of expressionism of emotional spontaneity in painting. Van Goghs artistic career lasted for only ten years, and he only had one of his paintings sold during his lifetime.
Approximate Word count = 2210
Approximate Pages = 8.8
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