Vincent Willem Van Gogh was born in Groot Zundert, North Brabant, Holland on March 30, 1853. Van Gogh spent his whole childhood in North Brabant, where the whole area was vast flat land covered in corn fields and sandy heath. From 1860 Van Gogh went to the school in the village of Zundert. Despite doing well his father took him and his sister Anne away to be taught by a governess. In October 1864 he was then sent to …showed first 75 words of 446 total…

…showed last 75 words of 446 total…learnt from each other. A final argument led to the incident in which Van Gogh mutilated his ear. In 1889, he became a voluntary patient at the St. Remy asylum, where he continued to paint, making copies of artists he admired. His palette softened to mauves and pinks. He moved to Auvers, to be closer to Theo in 1890 - his last 70 days spent in a hectic program of painting. He died, having sold only one work.