ARTH 278 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: The Potato Eaters, Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Mania
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I dream of painting and then i paint my dream. Van gogh was born on march 30th, 1853 in groot-zundert, holland. Van gogh had three sisters and two brothers. His brother, theo, would become a large part of his life in later years. Van gogh dubbed in various careers in his younger years, such as a art dealer and clergyman. He decided to become an artist at age of 27 with the financial support of his brother, theo. Van gogh was largely self taught and worked on his skills by coping prints of artwork and 19th century drawing manuals and lesson books. Van gogh started with figure drawings and landscapes he thought it was important to master black and white before moving to color. He is displaying poverty, which is associated with civilized living. By early 1886, he had moved to paris to live with his brother, theo.
