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           derangement of an Artist                                                                                                                                                                                        & nbsp               Vincent William Vah van van van van Gogh , currently a world known mechanic , lead a depressing life and only sold 1 painting during his lifetime . He was born on March 30, 1853 in Groot Zundert, Netherlands. The vanguard Goghs family consist of Theodorus van Gogh (The father) ,Anna Cornelia Carbentus (The mother) ,Theo Van Gogh (The younger brother) ,Elizabeth Van Gogh (The sister),and netly Vincent Van Gogh (The older brother) .Van Goghs birth came one year to the daylight after his mother gave birth to a first ,stillborn child besides named Vincent. From the time when Vincent was ten , until he was twelve , he attended ability Willem II Secondary school in Tilburg until he later fall by the wayside his studies and he was fifth teen.           When a Sixteen-year-old Vincent Van Gogh joined the fast Goupil & Cie, a firm of art Dealers in The Hague. Vin cent was relatively thriving as an art dealer ,he stayed with them for seven more years. He transferred to the capital of the United Kingdom branch of the company when he was 20 ,and he would stay for two year and consequently transfer to Paris for a year and then came back to London. At 23, Vincent van Gogh had a truly apparitional transformation . Although raised in a religious family, it wasnt until this time that he seriously began to consider devoting his life to the Church.           Within prayer meetings Van Gogh would speak at the parish of Turnham Green. As a Minister Vincent was enthusiastic some his prospects , but lacked a gripping and passionate delivery, also his sermons were somewhat lackluster and lifeless. Vincent decided being a minister wasnt for him and so he chose his final career which was an artist. The artist starts by applying for news report at the Ecole Des Beaux-Art in Burssels. Van Gogh was rejected from th e Ecole Des beaux-art school. So, after a while, Vincent began to study by himself with art books for samples. Then, a 28 years old , Van Gogh moved back in with his parents while studying.           During Van Goghs stay with his Parents in Netherlands, he met his cousin Cornelia Adriana Vos-Stricker (her nickname was "Kee"), he fell in love with Kee and he was devastated when she rejected his advances. After a family arugement and conflict with Kees parent Van Gogh was humiliated when it was over. Vincent Van Gogh met Clasina Maria Hoornik (her Nickname was "Sien") when he was 29, in The Hague and Vincent became very devoted to Sien and her child.