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Birth of Vincent
Born March 30, 1853 at Groot- Zundret, Netherlands.
His birth home is now a museum. -
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Vincent Van Gogh 1853-1890
A timeline of the famous Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh -
First Job
Leaves school and gets a job at Goupil Cie, - Art dealars at The Hague. This image alongside is from that period.( around 1873) -
Early works
His early works were very dark and realistic -
First Masterpiece
Paints his first masterpiece -'The Potato Eaters' -
Paris
From 1886-1888 he lived in paris and painted many scenes of this famous city. He also spoke fluent french. This picture in pastels is of another famous artist Henri de Toulose-Lautrec. -
Sunflowers series
In the two years between 1886-1888 van Gogh painted the sunflowers as a theme and are among his most famous paintings. -
Cut of his ear
He cut of his ear with a razor -he did many self portraits and in this one his ear is bandaged. -
The Starry Night
He painted this view from the east-facing window of his asylum room at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, just before sunrise, with the addition of an imaginary village. -
Death
Vincent suffered from depression and he shot himself in the chest and died of his injuries two days later.