Vincent Van Gogh

Early Life
Vincent Van Gogh was born in the netherlands, 1853. His father and grandfather worked at a cherch as ministers, the rest of the family was into art. He had 2 brothers and 3 sisters, he was the closest to his brother Theo.

Education/Jobs
Van Gogh had a lot of Jobs, he worked as a minister he also worked at a book store and after that he worked in an art gallery, and as a missionary.

Accomplishments
Van Gogh got so S0 (so) good at painting that he painted over 300paintings. Some of his most famous paintings include...The Starry Night,The Potato Eaters,The Yellow House Poppy Flowers,Cafe Terrace At Night,The Night Cafe,Wheat Field With Crows,The Painter Of The Sunflowers and Farmhouse Among Trees. There are many many many many MENY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! more though.

Character Traits
Creative-Vincent Van Gogh painted over 300 paintings that included one of his most famous painting the Starry Night.
Hardworking-He kept painting paintings till he had over 1,000 paintings.

Timeline
1853-Vincent Van Gogh was born
1880-He started to paint
1886- He moved to Paris to learn from new artists
1888-He moved south to Arles, France to start an artist commune
1889-Van Gogh committed himself to a mental hospital
1890-Vincent Van Gogh Died.

FUN FACTS!

• He would get so obsessed with his art that he would sometimes not eat!
• His brother Theo died 6 months after him!
• In some self-portraits his right ear is bandaged from his cut
• Some people think he sold 1 piece of art work called The Red Vineyard
• You can see his painting THe Starry Night in the museum of modern art

Fun Facts (Continued)

• He was influenced by Japanese woodcutters that he studied intently
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