Early Life and Career
Vincent van Gogh was born in the Netherlands in 1853. He worked several different jobs before deciding to become an artist at age 27. His early paintings often showed farmers and working-class people using dark colors. He later moved to Paris, where he began experimenting with brighter colors and different painting styles.
Later Years
Van Gogh moved to southern France in 1888, where he created many of his famous paintings. He struggled with his mental health and spent time in a psychiatric hospital, where he painted The Starry Night. He died in 1890 at age 37.
Although he wasn’t very successful during his lifetime, his paintings became famous after his death.