VINCENT VAN GOGH

I was born Vincent Van Gogh on March 30, 1853 in Zundert in the southern Netherlands.

I DIED ON

FAMILY

• My father, Theodorus van Gogh, was an austere country minister
• My mother, Anna Cornelia Carbentus was a moody artist whose love of nature, drawing, and watercolors was transferred to me
• My brother, also named Vincent, died when I was young

FINANCIAL PROBLEMS/WORK

• At the age of 15, my family was struggling financially, and I was forced to leave school and go to work
• I got a job at my Uncle Cornelis' art dealership, Goupil & Cie., a firm of art dealers in The Hague
• By this time, I was fluent in French, German, English, and Dutch

INTEREST IN ART

• In June of 1873, I was transferred to the Groupil Gallery in London
• I was mystified by the English culture
• When I moved to Paris, I first saw impressionist art, and I was inspired by the color and light

SOME PAINTINGS I MADE ARE:

THE STARRY NIGHT

IRISES

VASE WITH FIFTEEN SUNFLOWERS

THESE ARE SOME WAYS I AFFECTED THE ART WORLD:

MY ARTWORK IS STILL ALTERING THE WAY MANKIND VIEWS:

WHAT MANY PEOPLE CONSIDER TODAY TO BE THE

QUIZ!

WHEN WAS I BORN?

• A. January 4, 1852
• B. March 30, 1853
• C. July 29, 1854

B. MARCH 30, 1853

WHAT IS A PAINTING THAT I MADE?

• A. The Starry Night
• B. Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers
• C. Irises
• D. All of the above

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!