Vincent Willem van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853 in Groot-Zundert, Netherlands to a Theodorus van Gogh, a local minister, and Anna Cornelia Carbentus. Vincent had two brothers (Theodorus and Cor) and three sisters (Elisabeth, Anna, and Willemina) and grew up a quiet and serious child.
As a boy, he attended a village school in Zundert until 1860 and was then home schooled until 1864. At which time, he was sent away to a boarding school at Zevenbergen; where he became distressed after leaving his family and home. In September 1866, he attended Willem II College middle school in Tilburg where he was taught to draw by a very successful french artist, Constantijn Huysmans. This is when Vincent developed a systematic approach to art which would later develop to a more expressive style.
Van Gogh did not have a supportive childhood and in a letter to his brother he wrote, "my youth was gloomy and cold and sterile." His childhood would attribute to his depression, which worsened as he became older. …show more content…
After years of traveling to London and Paris, he lost interest in becoming a professional art dealer. With a growing interest in religion van Gogh decided to follow in his father's footsteps and found a job as a missionary where he worked with a group of miners. As he spent time relating to the miners, his brother Theo pressured van Gogh to become an artist and that is what van Gogh did. Theo was very influential throughout Vincent’s life, supporting him both emotionally and financially. Throughout his life, Vincent wrote over 800 letters (most of which were to
As a boy, he attended a village school in Zundert until 1860 and was then home schooled until 1864. At which time, he was sent away to a boarding school at Zevenbergen; where he became distressed after leaving his family and home. In September 1866, he attended Willem II College middle school in Tilburg where he was taught to draw by a very successful french artist, Constantijn Huysmans. This is when Vincent developed a systematic approach to art which would later develop to a more expressive style.
Van Gogh did not have a supportive childhood and in a letter to his brother he wrote, "my youth was gloomy and cold and sterile." His childhood would attribute to his depression, which worsened as he became older. …show more content…
After years of traveling to London and Paris, he lost interest in becoming a professional art dealer. With a growing interest in religion van Gogh decided to follow in his father's footsteps and found a job as a missionary where he worked with a group of miners. As he spent time relating to the miners, his brother Theo pressured van Gogh to become an artist and that is what van Gogh did. Theo was very influential throughout Vincent’s life, supporting him both emotionally and financially. Throughout his life, Vincent wrote over 800 letters (most of which were to