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Vincent Van Gogh Research Paper

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As odd as it sounds, Vincent was born exactly one year after his mother’s stillborn, also named Vincent. One thing that saddened van Gogh was seeing his deceased brother’s headstone with his name and birthdate already engraved into it. Education and Early Life By the time he was 15, van Gogh’s parents were struggling to provide for their six kids. He was forced to dropout of high school and join the workforce. He quickly picked up work at his “Uncle Cornelis' art dealership, Goupil & Cie., a firm of art dealers in The Hague.” (biography.com) Vincent spoke his local language, Dutch, but he also was fluent in three foreign languages, English, German, and French. In the June of 1873, he was moved over to the Groupil Art Gallery in London.

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