Vincent had an older brother who died at birth. His name was also Vincent van Gogh.Van Gogh was close friends with Paul Gauguin, another famous artist. Van Gogh suffered from temporal lobe epilepsy as well as other mental and physical conditions. Vincent shot himself in a wheatfield in Auvers, France but did not die until 2 days later at the age of !. Vincent"s brother #heo died si$ months after Vincent and is buried ne$t to him in Auvers, France. Vincent"s brother"s wife collected Vincent"s paintings and letters after his death and dedicated herself to getting his wor% the recognition it deserved. &n a short period of ten years Van Gogh made appro$imately '(( paintings. Vincent only sold one painting during his lifetime and only became famous after his death. Vincent van Gogh did not cut off his ear. He only cut off a small portion of his ear lobe. Van Gogh created his most famous wor% The Starry Night while staying in an asylum in )aint*+emy*de*Provence, France. Vincent"s earliest career aspiration was to be a pastor in the ,utch +eformed -hurch li%e his father. Van Gogh wrote over .(( letters in his lifetime. #he ma/ority of them written to his brother and closest friend #heo. Starry Night, c. 1889 Caf Terrace at Night, c. 0... Vase of Irises Against a Yellow Background, c.189 Sunflowers, c.1888 View of The Hague with the New Church c. 1882Outskirts of Paris near Montmartre, c. 188 Orchar! with "#ossoming $%ricot Trees, c.1888&nterior of a 'estaurant in $r#es,c. 1888(tarr) Night o*er the 'hone, c. 1888 $#mon! "#ossom, c. 18+,