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Vincent Van Gogh was born in Zundert, Holland,he was the son of a pastor.
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At age 16 he started to work for an art dealer in Hague.
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He moved to Paris with his brother, Theo. He met famous painters and discovered impressionism
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Gauguin, Vincent's friend decided to leave Arles. After some arguments with Vincent, he ended up cutting his own ear off.
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He was sent to the asylum in Saint Remy suffering from depression.While there he painted some 150 paintings, among them the famous "Starry Night".
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Vincent left the clinic and went to the physician Paul Gachet in Auvers Sur-Oise near Paris, where he was closer to his brother, Theo.
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At the age of 37, Van Gogh shot himself in th chest and he died two days later.
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He took up painting lessons from Anton Mauve. Influences of Hague school remained in his work
