Interesting facts about vincent van gogh biography

Today Vincent van Gogh is one of the most famous and popular artists of all time. Aside from infamously cutting-off his ear, Van Gogh’s art has come to define post-impressionism.

Some of his paintings such as ‘Sunflowers’ are iconic, with his use of vibrant colours and subjective perspective providing vitality and helping revolutionise how the world views art.

However, during his relatively short life, Van Gogh actually struggled in obscurity and financial hardship, selling only one painting in his lifetime.

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He largely considered himself a failure.

Here are 10 facts about this intriguing artist.

1. Van Gogh tried many other careers before declaring himself an artist

Van Gogh was born on 30 March 1853, in Groot-Zundert, Netherlands.

Before painting, he tried his hand at many other careers including as an art dealer, school teacher and preacher. After little success and finding them unfulfilling, he took up painting with almost no formal training aged 27, and ann