Van Gogh's Early Life
Vincent Van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853, in Netherlands. He was the most famous artist during that time. At the age of15,his family had a problem, so he had to quit school and go to work. In June of 1873, he moved to London and fell in love with art. He proposed a marriage to Eugenie Loyer but she did the accept it. Van Gogh got depressed and angry. At that time he was working in his uncle's art shop. When he got mad and frustrated, he told the costumers not to buy the worthless art. He got fired, and at the age of 27, he decided to become an artist. He did not have a teacher. He went around and thought himself. Then, Van Gogh had an eccentric personality and unstable moods, suffered from recurrent psychotic attacks. Van Gogh suicided in France on July 29, 1890, at the age of 37, with a gun.
- More Information about Vincent Van Gogh-http://www.biography.com/people/vincent-van-gogh-9515695
- Even more info on-http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/van_gogh_vincent.shtml
- To see all of his drawings visit http://www.vangoghgallery.com/catalog/Painting/
- To learn more about his techniques go to http://www.artble.com/artists/vincent_van_gogh/more_information/style_and_technique