Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh
Self-portrait (1887), Art Institute of Chicago
Born	Vincent Willem van Gogh (1853-03-30)30 March 1853 Zundert, Netherlands
Died	29 July 1890(1890-07-29) (aged 37) Auvers-sur-Oise, France
Nationality	Dutch
Known for	Painter
Notable work	The Potato Eaters, Sunflowers, The Starry Night, Irises, Portrait of Dr. Gachet
Movement	Post-Impressionism

Vincent Willem van Gogh^[1] (30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890)^[2] was a Dutch post-impressionist painter. His work had a great influence on modern art because of its striking colours and emotional power. He suffered from delusions and fits of mental illness. When he was 37, he died by committing suicide.

When he was a young man, Van Gogh worked for a company of art dealers. He traveled between The Hague, London and Paris. After that, he taught in England. He then wanted to become a pastor and spread the Gospel, and from 1879 he worked as a missionary in a mining place in Belgium. He began drawing the people there, and in 1885, he painted his first important work, The Potato Eaters. He usually painted in dark colors at this time. In March 1886, he moved to Paris and found out about the French impressionists. Later, he moved to the south of France, and the colors in his art became brighter. His special style of art was developed and later fully grown during the time he stayed in Arles in 1888.

1. ↑ The pronunciation of "Van Gogh" varies. In English it is pronounced /ˌvæn ˈɡɒx/ or sometimes /ˌvæn ˈɡɒf/, especially in the UK. It is also pronounced as /ˌvæn ˈɡoʊ/ with a silent gh, especially in the U.S.
2. ↑ "Vincent van Gogh Biography". Bio. Retrieved 12 November 2015.