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Vincent Willem van Gogh March 30, — July 29, was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who did not become famous until after his death. He struggled with severe depression and poverty , which contributed to his early death in at thirty-seven years old. He is no considered one of the most famous artists in Western art history. He was the oldest surviving child of Theodorus van Gogh — , a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church, and his wife, Anna Cornelia Carbentus — , who came from a prosperous family in The Hague.

Van Gogh's parents married in May and moved to Zundert. His father did not make much money, but the church supplied the family with a house, a maid, two cooks, a gardener, a carriage, and a horse. These things gave the family a high social position. Vincent had two brothers and three sisters.

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In later life, he only remained in touch with his sister Willemina known as "Wil" and his brother Theo. Van Gogh was a serious and thoughtful child. He became interested in art at a young age, and his mother encouraged him to draw. In , his parents sent Vincent to the village school. In , they sent him to a boarding school, where he felt abandoned, and a middle school in , where he was also unhappy.

In March , van Gogh returned home. After completing his training in , van Gogh was transferred to Goupil's London branch on Southampton Street. This was a happy time for van Gogh; he was successful at work and, at 20, was earning more than his father.