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Vincent Willem van Gogh, a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter that became one of the most famous artist of all time. He was born on March 30, 1852, in Zundert, Netherlands. He then committed suicide at the age of 37 in France on July 29, 1980. Vincent's life was difficult since childhood. His family started having financial problems when Vincent was 15 which resulted in him leaving school and start working. Then, followed years of poverty and mental problems. He still managed to start his painting career at the age of 27, though he was mostly self-taught. During that decade, he created more than 2,100 paintings which included oil paintings, sketches, drawings, etc. Despite Vincent being extremely well known now, it wasn't always like that. When

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