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1.he chopped off his the earlobe of his left ear

2.he did many self portraits of himself

3.he worked with quite a few people

4.born 30 march 1853

5.he was named after his grandfather Vincent and his uncle cent.

6.he was close to his bro theo

7.theos son was named after him

8.he killed himself in a sunflower field

9.he only sold one painting while he was alive

10.he was the second oldest child in his family

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1- Margot Begemann, a neighbor fell in love with Vincent who rejected her causing her to try to commit suicide.

2- Vincent, so caught up in work cared very little about Reverend Theodorus Van Gogh's (Vincent's father) death in 1880.

3-May 8, 1889 Vincent coluntarily puts himself in an asylum.

4- Vincent eats paints & guzzles in suicide attempt on Dec 23, 1889

5- Only one painting was sold during his life time.

6- Vincent had an older brother Vincent Van Gogh who died at birth.

7- Vincent shot himslef but didnt die until 2 days later at age 37.

8-Vincent wouldn't be famous if not for his brother's wife who sold all his paintings.

9-Vincent's nick name was Fou-Rou (crazy man)

10- It is said Vincent lost an ear but he only cut a piece of his ear lobe.

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he was mentally ill and cut his own ear off.
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Given all the famous paintings by van Gogh and his stature in art history, he painted only for one decade -- during which he made about 1,000 paintings (and sold only one).
Vincent had 3 sisters, Elizabeth, Anna and Wil. He also had 2 brothers, Theo and Cor. His mother's name was Anna Cornelia Carbentus. His father's name was Theodorus van Gogh. Vincent van Gogh painted starry night whilst in an asylum at Saint-Remy in 1889.
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He cut off his left earlobe

completed 872 paintings 1019 drawings and 159 watercolors in 8 years.

sold only one painting

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Vincent van Gogh sold only one painting during his life, Red Vineyard at Arles.

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They were post-impressionsit, ie. intermediates towards the modernism.

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