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Van Gough was born in 1853. ... It was around this time when Van Gough became more interested in religion. ... This act destroyed Van Gough. ...
Living in poverty, Van Gough devoted himself to art. ... However, Van Gough’s attitude to loneliness was annoying to him and he moved away again. Van Gough started to paint self-portraits, including “Self with straw hat”. ... It is true that the painting is relaxing, yet it contains subtle tones of loneliness – Van Gough has paired every object – even the pictures.
In 1888, Van Gough’s best friend, Gauguin, moves in with Van Gough to his new house in Arles. ... However, their relationship is said to have been destroyed at the end of that year when Van Gough supposedly attacked him with a razor. Van Gough then looses all reason and cuts part of his left ear off and gives it to a prostitute at the local brothel he frequently went to. Van Gough had a number of affairs with prostitutes, his first with a woman called Sien and her daughter. ... Jan Hulsker, one of the worlds foremost scholars of Vincent van Gogh, suggests that the sunflower series "perhaps more than any other of his paintings, have made him known throughout the world.
Approximate Word count = 924
Approximate Pages = 3.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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