Largely self-taught, Vincent Willem Van Gogh gained his footing as an artist by copying prints and studying nineteenth-century drawing manuals, such as Charles Bargue’ s exercices au fusain and cours de dessin. Vincent also took painting lessons in The Hague from a cousin by marriage, the celebrated artist, Anton Mauve. He was considered a Dutch Post-Impressionist Artist. Vincent Willem Van Gogh in his decade career made over 900 painting and 1,100 writings.
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