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//**__Vincent VanGogh __**// Full Name of Artist (birthname) -Vincet Van Gogh

Born-March 30 1853 in Groot-Zundert new Breda-the Nethelands (Holland)

Died- Vincent VanGogh shot himself on July 29th,1890

Art Medium/materials- Paint (mostly bright) rough hard brushes, oil pastels

Subject/genre-Objects from his room, the countryside, people of the town, flowers

Art movement/period of artist-Swirly brush strokes and pure bright colors, post-impressionist

Title of artwork- Self Portrait of Vincent Van Gogh Year it was created- 1888 Medium- Oil on canvas


 * Van Gogh painted The Starry Night from his room in the Asylum in Saint -Remy in June 1889.
 * ====Van Gogh only sold one painting in his whole life ====
 * Now his paintings are sold for $82.5 million dollars
 * ====Vincent Van Gogh's paintings showed movement ====
 * ====Most of the people he painted were poor ====
 * He died at the age of 37
 * Vincent didn't decide to be a painter until he was an adult
 * In a short period of ten years Vincent made 900 paintings
 * Van Gogh wrote over 800 letters in his lifetime
 * Vincent's earliest career aspiration was to be pastor in the Dutch Reformed Church like his father
 * Vincent was named after his grandfather
 * as a child Vincent was serious,silent and thoughtful
 * Vincent made 1100 sketches in his life time
 * Van Gogh is a self-taught artist
 * Van Gogh was financially supported by his brother Theo
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Van Gogh became famous after his death

Work cited:

Reviewed by Harold Spencer. "Van Gogh, Vincent (1853–1890)." The New Book of Knowledge. Grolier Online, 2015. Web. 24 Feb. 2015. Friedman, Ann. "Van Gogh, Vincent." World Book Student. World Book, 2015. Web. 24 Feb. 2015. Venezia, Mike. Van Gogh. chicago: 1988 Ernest, Raboff. //Van Gogh Art For Children//. New York: J.B.Lippincott,1973 Malam, John. //Vincent Van Gogh.// Minneapolis: Carolrhoda 1997