Vincent van Gogh
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Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) wis a Dutch penter. Aifter failin a puckle jobs he decided tae become an airtist. He went to bide in Paris wi his brither, Theo, that wis an airt dealer, an met monie weel kent airtists that holpit an influenced him.
He flitted tae the toun o Arles an bade wi anither airtist, Paul Gauguin. The twa argied aa the time, an aifter a while Vincent cut aff pairt o his ear an sent it tae a whore. His mental troubles became that bad, he haed tae be admitted tae an institute, whaur he committed suicide an dee'd twa days later. Theo dee'd frae grief, some time later.
Van Gogh juist sauld the ae pentin in his life for a puckle siller, but his pentins is nou world-famous.