1. Vincent
Van Gogh
By Denise Jackson

2. Vincent Van Gogh was born in the Netherlands in 1853
Vincent Van Gogh was born in the Netherlands in He painted most of his pictures in the last ten years of his life. It was only after he died that people realized what a great artist he really was. This is his story.
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3. Vincent was not a happy child. People said he was rude and bad tempered. His parents worried about their unhappy son. When he was sixteen they sent Vincent to work for his uncle.
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4. Vincent’s uncle was an art dealer. He bought and sold paintings
Vincent’s uncle was an art dealer. He bought and sold paintings. Vincent liked his uncle and enjoyed studying the paintings in his gallery.
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5. Vincent became unhappy again and left his job with his uncle
Vincent became unhappy again and left his job with his uncle. He went to work for his father’s church. They sent him to a poor town with many coal miners. He worked hard but soon discover this was not the life for him, either.
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6. Vincent started drawing and wondered if he could become an artist
Vincent started drawing and wondered if he could become an artist. He was always close to his younger brother Theo, so Vincent wrote to Theo and asked him for help.
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7. Theo encouraged Vincent to keep drawing and gave him money
Theo encouraged Vincent to keep drawing and gave him money. Vincent began working on his first real drawings and paintings. He wasn’t always happy but he kept working and learning. In 1885, he painted the Potato Eaters. Vincent was very pleased with the painting.
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8. When Vincent was 33 he moved to Paris with his brother
When Vincent was 33 he moved to Paris with his brother. Many of the most talented artists of the time lived in Paris, and Vincent learned a great deal from them.
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9. After two years, Vincent moved to Arles, a town in the south of France
After two years, Vincent moved to Arles, a town in the south of France. He wanted to be near the sea, where the light was good and he could paint different types of pictures. Over the next sixteen months, he painted many of his most famous pictures.
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10. Vincent was a stranger in Arles and ask his friend Paul Gauguin, another artist, to visit him. One night, they had an argument and Vincent cut off a piece of his ear.
This is a picture that Vincent painted of himself afterwards.
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11. Vincent was fighting mental illness
Vincent was fighting mental illness.He had bad dreams and was often very depressed. He went into the hospital many times, but the doctors couldn’t help him. Although he was very sick, Vincent continued to paint. He even painted when he was in the hospital.
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12. Vincent Van Gogh’s pictures were full of bright, swirling colors painted with bold brushstrokes. He painted pictures of the countryside and its trees and flowers.
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13. Vincent painted pictures of the people he met and of ordinary objects, like chairs. He worked very quickly.
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14. In May 1890, Vincent moved again. This time to a city near Paris
In May 1890, Vincent moved again. This time to a city near Paris. Over the next two months he painted many pictures, but he was still very sick.
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15. Vincent Van Gogh died a poor man
Vincent Van Gogh died a poor man. He sold only one of his paintings during his lifetime. But more than a hundred years after his death, his paintings are worth millions of dollars and he is one of the world’s most beloved artists.
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16. Tell Me About : Vincent Van Gogh, by John Malam
Bibliography
Tell Me About : Vincent Van Gogh, by John Malam