VINCENT VAN GOGH

PERSONAL INFO

• Vincent van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853, in Groot-Zundert, Netherlands
• His father, Theodorus van Gogh, was an austere country minister, and his mother, Anna Cornelia Carbentus, was a moody artist whose love of nature, drawing and watercolors was transferred to her son.

EDUCATION

• At age 15, van Gogh's family was struggling financially, and he was forced to leave school and go to work. He got a job at his Uncle Cornelis' art dealership, Goupil & Cie., a firm of art dealers in The Hague.
• In June of 1873, van Gogh was transferred to the Groupil Gallery in London. There, he fell in love with English culture.

ARTWORK

• Van Gogh was a post-impressionist painter whose work, notable for its beauty, emotion and color, highly influenced 20th century ar