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Birth
He was born in a small village in Holland. His father was a pastor. -
Van Gogh is employed by the Hague Gallery
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Gogh is transferred to London
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Gogh is transferred to Paris
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Gogh begins devoting his life to the evangelization of the poor
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Gogh begins learning the skills needed to become an artist
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Gogh completes "The Potato Eaters"
In Belgium he studied art, determined to give happiness by creating beauty. The works of his early Dutch period are somber-toned, sharply lit, genre paintings -
Gogh moves to Paris and discovers the impressionists and the post impressionists
He joined his brother Théo, the manager of Goupil's gallery. In Paris, van Gogh studied with Cormon, inevitably met Pissarro, Monet, and Gauguin, and began to lighten his very dark palette and to paint in the short brushstrokes of the Impressionists. -
Portrait of Père Tanguy
The skill and color reflects integration of Japanese, Impressionist, and other influences of the Parisian artist community. The painting conveys a sense of serenity that Van Gogh seeks for himself. -
Gogh moves to Arles. Paints the sunflower pieces mental problems
He decided to go south to Arles where he hoped his friends would join him and help found a school of art. Gauguin did join him but with disastrous results. Near the end of 1888, an incident led Gauguin to ultimately leave Arles. -
Cuts off his ear mental asylum
Van Gogh pursued Gauguin with an open razor, who stopped him, but ended up cutting a portion of his own ear lobe off. Van Gogh then began to alternate between fits of madness and lucidity and was sent to the asylum in Saint-Remy for treatment. -
Completes Starry Night
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Gogh dies
n May of 1890, he seemed much better and went to live in Auvers-sur-Oise under the watchful eye of Dr. Gachet. Two months later he was dead, having shot himself "for the good of all."
