Van Gogh

Vincent Van Gogh was a very interesting artist. He was born in 1853. By the time he was 1 ½ years old he drew pictures. By age of thirteen, he decided to draw still life. One of the first drawings was of his brother, Theo Van Gogh, working in the field.

In 1877, at age twenty-four, he went to Amsterdam to study to be a minister. He did not do well there so he went to Brussels, Belgum. He studied art at a small school. He later graduated from the University.

Vincent and Theo grew apart. Theo went to France to be a successful art dealer. Vincent worked at a poor mine for money. He stayed at the mine and got fed horribly. Vincent had enough money for food, water, clo

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His last words to Theo were, “I want to go home now.

After he was released Vincent wanted to be well so he went to therapy. He used dark colors on bright colors.

So Theo gave Vincent a monthly amount of money and Vincent got back on track. Then Theo asked Vincent if he wanted to go back to France with him and sell his paintings. He continued to paint but he got sick again and was put in jail. Theo found him lying on the bed with bloody towels and put him in the hospital. His therapist told him to stay out of the sun and do not eat foods with sugar or salt. He was totally unaware of how that happened.

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