Vincent Willem Van Gogh 1853-1890 Life; Vincent Willem Van Gogh, son of Theodorus Van Gogh (1822-1885) and Anna Cornelia Nee Carbentus (1819-1907), Born in Groot Zundert a small villiage in Holland, March 30, 1853. Vincent had relatives in the art/artist talent business. A cousin named Anton Mauve, who was into landscape painting, and two uncles that specialized in art dealings. When Vincent was 16 he began working at Goupil galleries as a salesman, in Hague. Then a …showed first 75 words of 403 total…

…showed last 75 words of 403 total…used reach full maturity. Paintings of his most famous work consisted of; The Chair and the Pipe 1888-1889, The olive Grove 1889, Potato Eaters 1885, Cafe at Night1888, Portrait of Dr. Gachet 1890, and last but not least Starry Night 1889. During Van Gogh's last period his art created a revolution in modern painting . Fauvism and German expression was GREATLY influenced by his work. Vincent's early work consisted of somber monumental studies of peasents. Hence the portrait, Potato Eaters 1885.