Vincent van Gogh - Dutch Post-Impressionists artist. This genius had a
short life - did not last more than forty years on this earth. But his
paintings and drawings include some of the world's best known, most
popular and most expensive pieces.
He was born in 1853, in a
place called Groot-Zundert. Seems, this was some kind of a village in
tin the southern part of Netherlands. Van Gogh was the son of Anna
Cornelia Carbentus and Theodorus van Gogh, who was a minister of the
Dutch Reformed Church.
In 1869, while he was just fifteen,
Vincent obtained a position with the art dealer through his uncle
Vincent, who had built up a good business which became a branch of the
firm. After his training, the art dealer transferred him to London in
1873, where he worked at its branch. This was a happy time for Van
Gogh: he was successful at work, and was already, at the age of 20,
earning more than his Dad. He fell in love with his landlady's
daughter, Eugenie Loyer, but when he finally confessed his feeling to
her, she rejected him, saying that she was already engaged.
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