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Childhood
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Childhood
Vincent Willem van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853 in the village of Groot-Sundert in the province of North Brabant in the south of the Netherlands . The newborn was named after his grandfather Vincent van Gogh and an older brother born a year earlier, who died on his first day of life.According to Elizabeth, young Vincent was "rather broad-shouldered than slender, slightly stooped from the habit of walking with his head down, with red hair cut short under a visor that shaded ... -
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Work in a trading firm and missionary activity
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Work in a trading firm and missionary activity
In July 1869, he was drafted into the service of the Hague branch of the large art-trading firm Goupil & Cie, owned by his uncle Vincent ("Uncle Saint"). There he received the necessary training as a salesman. At first, the future artist took up work with great desire, got good results, and in June 1873 he was transferred to the London branch of Goupil & Cie. -
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Teaching
Teaching Vincent van Gogh To study at the university, Vincent studied Greek, Latin and mathematics for a year, but failed the exams and returned to his parents' home in July 1878. In November 1885, Vincent van Gogh moved to Antwerp, where he enrolled in a free drawing school. -
Moving to France
Disappointed, he dropped out of school and on February 27, 1886, arrived in Paris to his brother Theo, who at that time had been managing the French branch of the Goupil Gallery for several years. Having decided to study fine arts, he enrolled in the study of the famous painter Fernand Cormont. -
Art
The works include landscapes, still lifes, portraits and self-portraits, and are characterized by bold colors as well as dramatic, impulsive and expressive painting. His creative legacy had a huge impact, first of all, on French painting. -
Passion for Japanese art
"I envy the Japanese," Vincent Van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo.
Although the artist had never been to Japan, this country had a profound effect on him and his art. -
STARRY NIGHT
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STARRY NIGHT
painting by the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh, painted in June 1889.
This widely known picture demonstrates the unique individual style of writing of van Gogh, his special vision of the surrounding world. The sky, the stars and the crescent moon move in a single ecstatic wave-like rhytm. -
Death
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Death
On the evening of July 27, 1890, Van Gogh left his house with an easel and paints and headed for a wheat field. In the last minutes of his life, Vincent was holding the hand of his brother, who heard van Gogh's last words: "I would like to die like this." At night, Vincent began to have an epileptic seizure. At 1:30 a.m. on July 29, 1890, Vincent Van Gogh passed away.