Van Gogh

By: Alexandra Granda

BiographyHis real name was Vincent Willem

van Gogh. He born in Groot-Zundert,Holland(30 March,1853) .He was a very self-confidence boy. Between 1860 and 1880 he decided to become an artist.

He had unhappy romances and unfortunately he started working in a bookstore and being an art salesman, after that he decided to go to Belgium and take art classes for create beauty .After years he started to create that beauty that he wanted to do ,for example he started with‘’ The potato eaters’’ ,and he did other ones.

He died the 29 July,1890.

Famous paintingsBetween November of

1881 and July of 1890,Van Gogh already had 900 painting.

Since Van Gogh death he has been recognize as a famous painter because his paintings capture many minds and hearts of art lovers.

Examples: Starry

Night,Sunflowers,Irises and The Potato Eaters

Fame

Vincent’s fame grew very fast. His paintings were exhibited in many places like : Paris, Brussels, The Hague and Antwerp.

DeathBy December

1889,Van Gogh had a severe setback in which he was very sick, so he decided to stop painting(that frustrated him).He was so sick that he shot himself with a revolver, the injuries were so fatal that 3 days later he died.

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