Vincent van Gogh grew up to be an inspiring artist who created magnificent paintings. Some of his works are currently the most expensive in the world. Unfortunately, not all of his fame was particularly good, there were times when he was only noticed for the bad things he's experienced. Van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853, to Theodorus van Gogh and Anna Carbentus. Van Gogh didn’t begin his life at the happiest, he found out that he had a deceased brother with the same name and birthday was born just a year earlier. With this knowing information constantly roaming his mind, it caused psychological trauma, and made him feel like the “replacement child”. Van Gogh was a child of six, but his absolute favorite was his younger brother…show more content… His parents wanted him to go the paths of what the rest of the family did, as an art dealer, or a missionary. To them, becoming an artist represented social failure. During this time, van Gogh thought he found the love of his life, but she really didn’t want anything to do with him, although he persisted. This ‘“love” that he thought he had found didn't make things any better with his parent. There was just so much drama between everything that Vincent made an executive decision and walked out the house Christmas day 1881, then later moved back in December…show more content… Many of his painting were held in a memorial exhibition, having the critics describe his works as, “the most striking”. He is often referred to as the “Mad artist”, and regarded as, “ one of the most popular post-impressionist painters”. (Vincent van Gogh: Critical Reception) Even though van Gogh received some attention, it wasn’t until after his suicide he began to become a big success. All of his fame rose, and he is currently admired all around the world. To all the great, and inspiring things he has done, there is a Vincent van Gogh museum dedicated in his memoir. (Breunesse,26) “Van Gogh has influenced generations of young artists worldwide since his time.” (Vincent van Gogh Gallery) When he was alive, there were many times where he inspired himself. Van Gogh’s typically created his masterpieces with dark colors, and then he was inspired by impressionism art, and began playing around with bright, bold colors. Using impressionism, he helped it become more popular, influencing people from all around. Nearly after 100 years after van Gogh’s death, his artwork is still being released. In 2013, “Sunset at Montmajour”, was discovered and released at the Vincent van Gogh Museum. It was an incredible discovery, and never happened in the record of the
