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    Vincent Van Gogh Context Vincent Van Gogh on March 30, 1853, in Groot-Zundert. Van Gogh was born exactly one year after his parents' first son, also named Vincent, was stillborn. At the age of 15, Vincent van Gogh's family was struggling with money, and he was forced to leave school and go to work with his Uncle At his art dealership. In June of 1873, van Gogh was transferred to the Groupil Gallery in London. There, he fell in love with the English culture. He visited many art galleries and also became a fan of English writers such as Charles Dickens and George Eliot. Vincent Van Gough also fell in love with his landlady's daughter her name was Eugenie Loyer. Sadly she rejected his marriage proposal and van Gogh suffered a major breakdown.…

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    Born on March 30, 1853, in Zundert, Netherlands, Vincent Van Gogh became one of the world 's greatest Post-Impressionist artists of his time. The son of Theodorus Van Gogh and Anna Carbentus, Vincent grew up in a village in Holland. He also had three sisters and two brothers; Theo, Cor, Anna, Wil, and Lies. Subsequently, they were all raised and brought up in a religious and cultural atmosphere. Vincent Van Gogh struggled during the course of his life, trying to find a niche in which he…

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    Vincent Van Gogh Analysis

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    Vincent Van Gogh is one of the most renown artists of the late nineteenth century. Decades after his death, his portraits, landscapes, and scenes of everyday life are marveled at in museums across the globe. Most recently, from Winter ’16 – Spring ’16 The Art Institute of Chicago curated an exhibition titled Van Gogh’s Bedrooms, revolving around the artist’s series of paintings of his bedroom in Arles. The fame however came after the Van Gogh’s death, and he experienced a drought in buyers for…

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    Who Is Vincent Van Gogh?

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    The life of Vincent van Gogh Vincent van Gogh was born in Holland on March 30th, 1853 to his parents Anna Carbentus van Gogh and Theodorus van Gogh. He had three sisters, Elisabeth, Anna, Wil, and two brothers, Theo and Cor. Van Gogh didn't get into art until 1870, at 16, he was employed by the Hague gallery that was run by French art dealers Goupil et Cie. Van Gogh decided that he didn’t want to be an art dealer any more because it didn't interest him anymore, and he decided wanted to…

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    Vincent Van Gogh Essay

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    Vincent van Gogh was born second out of six children on March 30, 1853 to a clergyman, Theodorus van Gogh and Anna Cornelia Carbentus. During his childhood, Vincent displayed neither any indication of mental instability or inclination towards art making. Come 1869 he would become an apprentice for an art dealer firm Goupil & Cie at their headquarters in Paris. Eventually he would move to the branch in Hague where he would work for over a decade. At about this time his depression became apparent.…

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    Vincent Van Gogh Biography

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    depression, and art these are a few words that describe the life of Vincent van Gogh. Born March 30, 1853 Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch artist who most was known for his painting Starry Night, The Bedroom, Irises, Wheatfield with Crows and multiple paintings of sunflowers. Vincent van Gogh was born to a pastor name Theodorus van Gogh and an artist named Anna Cornelia Carbentus in Groot-Zundert, Holland. According to (Vincent van Gogh Biography. (2002).…

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    Vincent Van Gogh Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch painter who developed his works of art as a Post-Impressionist painter. He was a well known for his Western Art work; within a decade Van Gogh created around 2000 paintings that included landscapes, self-portraits, and still lives. When painting his famous artwork he used bold colors that were prominent in all of his artwork. Theses colors were always symbolic and dramatic. Van Gogh was a very closed man, meaning he loved to paint but he had no…

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    Vincent Willem Van Gogh

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    means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” This quote is from famous Dutch painter Vincent Willem van Gogh. Van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853 in Groot-Zundert, Netherlands to Theodorus van Gogh and Anna Cornelia Carbentus. He was named for his grandfather Vincent, who was also named for his uncle, a successful sculptor, also named Vincent Van Gogh. Unfortunately, van Gogh like many artists did not become famous for his artwork until after he died. Van Gogh was the oldest surviving…

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    Essay On Vincent Van Gogh

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    Vincent Van Gogh His Style A pointillism is a form of painting in which tiny dots of primary-colours are used to generate secondary colours. It is an offshoot of Impressionism and is usually categorized as a form of Post-Impressionism. It is very similar to Divisionism, except that where Divisionism is concerned with colour theory, Pointillism is more focused on the specific style of brushwork used to apply the paint. The term "Post-Impressionism" was invented by the English painter and…

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    Vincent van Gogh is known to be one of the most famous artists of all time. Born in 1853, in the in the Netherlands, in a small town called Groot-Zundert. It’s believed that he inherited his amzing artistic abilities from his mother, whom was an extremely talented woman known by the name of Anna Cornelia Carbentus. Many people know that Van Gogh had many psychological problems. His problems would begin at quite a young age he battled with this disability all throughout the course of his life, it…

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