Who Is Vincent Willem Van Gogh?

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Vincent Willem Van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853 in Groot- Zundert in Brabant. He was the oldest child of Theodorus van Gogh and Anna Cornelia Carbentus. He had another brother also named Vincent that was supposed to be born before him but didn’t make it..

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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