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Vincent van Gogh was born in Groot Zundert, The Netherlands on 30 March 1853. He is the son of Theodorus van Gogh and Anna Cornelia Carbentus. Van Gogh attended a boarding school in Zevenbergen for two years and then went on to attend the King Willem II secondary school in Tilburg for two more years. Then at the age of 15 he left his studies. Vincent's two uncles and his younger brothers are art dealers and the inflounced Vincent greatly. Vincent also became an art dealer for seven more years. Then he move to London and visited many art galleries and museums. In autumn of 1880, after more than a year living as a pauper in the Borinage, Vincent left for Brussels to begin his art studies. Then in1881 Vincent applied for study at the Ecole des Beaux-Art in Brussels, but Vincent's application for admission was never accepted. Vincent Still continued drawings lessons on his own, taking examples from such books as Travaux des champs by Jean-François Millet and Cours de dessin by Charles Bargue.
Later Vincent took a room at the Café de la Gare at 10 Place Lamartine in early May and rented his famous "Yellow House" as a studio and storage area. Vincent worked diligently throughout the spring and summer and began to send Theo shipments of his works. Vincent made friends with Paul-Eugène Milliet and another Zouave soldier and painted their portraits. Then his brother Theo ran out of money to support him. In late July, however, Van Gogh's Uncle Vincent died and left a legacy to Theo. This financial influx would enable Theo to sponsor Gauguin's move to Arles. Theo was motivated both as a concerned brother and also as a business man. Theo felt that Vincent would be happier and more stable in the company of Gauguin and also Theo had hopes that the paintings he would receive from Gauguin, in exchange for his support, would turn a profit. Unlike Vincent, Paul Gauguin was beginning to see a small degree of success from his works. Despite the improved state of Theo's...
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