vincent van gogh
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Vincent Van Gogh. By: Alex Quinn Period: 6. Birth. Born and raised in a small village in the Nether Lands. He was bon March 30, 1853 in Groot Zundert. He was born exactly one year after his parents’ first son, also named Vincent. Childhood, Family. Oldest of 6 children. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Vincent Van GoghBy: Alex QuinnPeriod: 6
Birth
Born and raised in a small village in the Nether Lands.
He was bon March 30, 1853 in Groot Zundert.He was born exactly one year after his
parents’ first son, also named Vincent.
Childhood, Family
• Oldest of 6 children.• His father and
grandfather were both protestant clergyman.• Three of his uncles
were art dealers.
Education• He was sent to boarding school, he found it a sad, lonely time.
• He was not a good pupil .• He was intelligent but not academically.
Career
He decided to pursue his art and drew miners and their families.
In 1881 his need to paint and draw was beginning to emerge.
He painted his room at Arles.
Important facts• At age 16 he was forced to leave school and get a job
because of his families financial problems• He cut off his ear after his argument with Gauguin
• He went to Asylum
Works/ Inventions• He created a painting called Starry Night while he was living at the Asylum.
• He made 38 self portraits.“Portrait of Dr. Gachet” sold for $82.5 million.
Why remembered
today• He created more then
2,100 works.• Several paintings are
the most expensive in the world.
• Considered the greatest Dutch painter after
Rembrandt
Death
Died on July 29, 1890.He was 37 years old when he died.He died in his brothers arms.
Works Cited
Biography.com. A+E Television Networks, 1996. Web. 15 May 2013. <http://www.biography.com/people/vincent-van-gogh-9515695?page=1>.
Crispin, Enrico. Van Gogh. Minneapolis, MN: Oliver Inc., 2008. Print.
Vincent Van Gogh. Milwaukee, WI: Gareth Stevens, 2004. Print.