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Born in
Zundert, Netherlands -
Period: to
A glimpse in Van Gogh's life events
'I dream of painting and then I paint my dream' -
Working for picture dealers
He started working at the International picture dealers Goupil and Co but was forced to resign after seven years -
Worked as
a lay preacher among miners in Belgium -
Moved to Paris
There he lived with his brother and met the Impressionist painters. Till Autumn 1886 when he met them, Van Gogh used dark colours in his paintings -
Summer 1887, Paris
He then experimented with light, vibrant colours and practised using short brushstrokes -
Settled in Arles, south of France in winter
He was hoping to start a community of artists there-but he never did. However, he was now confident with his own colourful style -
Arles, France
In January of this year he began to show signs of mental illness and after a violent quarrel with his close friend, painter Gauguin, cut off part of his ear -
Entering an asylum
He decided to enter an asylum in autumn of this year as he was suffering from mental distress. He started painting with curving swirling lines. There he painted his famous paintind The Starry Night -
Died in
a village in Northern France. He committed suicide. He was 37 years old
