Transcript Vincent Van Gogh

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Vincent Willem Van Gogh was born the 30th of
March 1853 in Groot-Zundert, Septentrional
Bravant, Holland.
It has long been accepted that Vincent Van
Gogh cut off his own ear with a razor after the
row in Arles, Southern France, in 1888. But it is
not true, in fact Gauguin swiped Van Gogh's
ear off with a sword.
He produced more than 2,000 works, including
around 900 paintings and 1100 drawings and
sketches, during the last ten years of his life.
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On July 27, 1890, at the age of 37, whilst
painting in a field he shot himself in the chest
with a revolver. Without realizing that he was
fatally wounded, he returned to the Ravoux
Inn, where he died in his bed two days later.
He suffered from depression, and it is
suspected that it was a cry for help/attention
rather than a genuine suicide attempt.
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In 1873 he moved to England because he got
promoted to Goupil’s London branch and a
promise to have a raise of money , £90 a year .
He loved the city and, although initially
disappointed in British art, soon came to
admire certain painters who expressed
religious and moral sentiments.
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Whilst in England he fell in love with his
landlady’s daughter , Eugenie, who was already
engaged.