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Vincent's life (1853-1890) - Coggle Diagram
Vincent's life (1853-1890)
Young Vincent
Born in Zundert, Netherlands
Son of Theodorus van Gogh and Anna Carbentus
Boarding school in Zevenbergen (Age eleven)
Art dealership clerk (age 16)
Looking for a direction
Increasingly religious (Paris 1875)
Worked as a teachers assistant, bookseller and preacher
Moved to Brussels (1880) to seek a career in art
First steps as an artist
Supported financially by his brother, Theo.
Sought his cousin (Kee Voss) romantically.
Mentored by Anton Mauve
Affair with Sien Hoornik (1882)
Former prostitute
Mother of two
Peasant Painter
Moved back in with his parents
Painted and sketched farmers
Started working on "The Potato Eaters".
Moved to Paris (1886)
From dark to light
Developed his style with a bright color pallette.
Became overwhelmed with the hectic city life
South of France
Fell ill and cut off his ear
Likely suffered from bipolar disorder.
Threatened his partner with a razor due to creative differences
Cut off his own ear and was admitted to the hospital in Arles
Worked with Paul Gauguin
Hospitalization
Spent one year in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence-
150 paintings (very productive despite his condition)
Vincent's final months
Spent in Auvers-sur-Oise: an artist village near Paris.
After a visit to his brother, Theo, became concerned financially
Ended his life July 1890