Who is Vincent Van Gogh?

Van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853, in the Netherlands. He was the son of Anna Cornelia Carbentus and Theodorus van Gogh, who was a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church. Van Gogh spent seven years with the firm, but became unhappy and decided to try his hand teaching at a Catholic school for boys. In the following years, Vincent went from job to job, living in various cities in Europe. Finally, in 1880, Van Gogh decided to head to Brussels to begin studies in art. During the next ten years, Vincent van Gogh painted 872 paintings. Although Vincent van Gogh is a world-famous artist today, he did not get much recognition during his lifetime. Van Gogh only sold one painting while he was alive, which was Red Vineyard at Arles. For most of his life, he was very poor, often spending his money on art supplies instead of food. In 1890, he painted a portrait of Dr. Gachet and portraits of his daughters, as well as the Church of Auvers. At first, Van Gogh felt relieved at Auvers, but toward the end of June, he experienced fits of temper and often quarreled with Gachet. On July 27, 1890, he shot himself in a lonely field and died the morning of July 29, 1890.

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