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Vincent van Gogh

such as teacher, preacher, art salesman, working in a bookstore etc • He struggled with a mental health disorder throughout his lifetime • He died in France in 1890 when he committed a suicide (while being only 37 years old) Art • Van Gogh's first paintings were mostly of poor people. The colors in his early paintings are dark and brown (muddy). The feelings portrayed were of sadness • In his later paintings Van Gogh started to lighten his colors and paint in short brushstrokes. His paintings started to look much happier, brighter and more colorful • His paintings include portraits, self portraits, landscapes, still lifes, olive trees, wheat fields and sunflowers • In 10 years Vincent van Gogh painted almost 900 paintings • During his lifetime Van Gogh was never famous as a painter and struggled to make a living as an artist. Van Gogh only sold one painting during his lifetime Importance • Van Gogh’s artwork has had a strong influence on