Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) was a Dutch post-impressionist artist whose paintings are amongst the most popular and recognizable in history. His dramatic brushwork, exuberant palette, and mastery at capturing moments in time and light revolutionised art. Only recognised at the end of his life, his struggles and triumphs have coloured exactly what we imagine it is to be an artist.
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1853 - 1890Life of the post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh.
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30 Mar 1853Vincent van Gogh is born in Groot-Zundert, the Netherlands.
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Jul 1869Vincent van Gogh joins The Hague branch of the firm Goupil & Cie.
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Mar 1876Vincent van Gogh leaves Goupil & Cie after various trnasfers to Brussels, London, and Paris.
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May 1877Vincent van Gogh moves to Amsterdam to become a church minister.
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Jul 1878Vincent van Gogh moves to Brussels to train to become a missionary.
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Dec 1878Vincent van Gogh becomes an unofficial missionary worker in the Borinage region of Belgium.
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1879Vincent van Gogh decides to become a full-time artist.
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Oct 1880Vincent van Gogh moves to Brussels to study art.
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1882Vincent van Gogh moves to The Hague and studies under his artist cousin Anton Mauve (a member of The Hague School).
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1883Vincent van Gogh moves back to his parents at Nuenen, the Netherlands.
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Apr 1885Vincent van Gogh produces his first masterpiece, The Potato Eaters.
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Mar 1886Vincent van Gogh moves to Paris where he shares an apartment with his brother Theo.
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Feb 1888Vincent van Gogh moves to Arles in southern France.
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Oct 1888 - Dec 1888Paul Gauguin shares a house with Vincent van Gogh in Arles in southern France.
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23 Dec 1888Vincent van Gogh suffers from some sort of attack and cuts off part of his ear.
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May 1889Vincent van Gogh voluntarily admits himself to the asylum of Saint-Paul-de-Mausole in Saint-Rémy de Provence.
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May 1890Vincent van Gogh moves to Auvers-sur-Oise in northern France to consult Dr Paul Gachet.
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29 Jul 1890Vincent van Gogh dies from a self-inflicted pistol shot in Auvers-sur-Oise.
