Vincent van Gogh was born on 30th March 1853 in a little village in the south of the Netherlands. He was the eldest child of a clergyman and had three sisters and two brothers. Coming from a respectable middle-class family, Vincent learned to love books and drawing. However, he was not a brilliant student at school. Rather, his talent was displayed in art. His parents realized his gift in this area and admired the careful accuracy of his drawings. This was important to young Vincent.
Vincent's interest in paintings was partly influenced by his uncles, three of them were art dealers. At 16, he started work at Goupil and Company, an important firm of art dealers. Impressed with his work, his company sent him to work in the London gallery. It was in England that he became distressed by the sight of poverty all around him and the enormous gap between the rich and the poor. He decided that he wanted to help the poor and started reading the Bible to become a priest. His work suffered and he was transferred to the main gallery in Paris. Later, he was dismissed for absence without leave. He had also failed to qualify as a priest.
It was not until 1880, at the age of 27, that Vincent decided to become a professional artist. He spent the next five years developing his artistic talent. He had little money and lived in cheap rooms all over the Netherlands. The death of his father in 1885, shattered him. However, he became more determined than ever to be a successful artist.
Throughout his life, Vincent was poor; often hungry and ill. It was his determination to succeed that kept him going until hedied in 1890 at the age of 37. His paintings are colorful, bold and passionate, often constructed with painstaking care over several months. Today, he is perhaps the most famous painter in the world. In 1987, his painting of `Sunflowers' was sold in London at a high price. He also left behind over 40 self portraits capturing himself in different moods: cheerful, grim, determined or miserable.
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