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Vincent Van Gogh's Yellow House Or House In Arles

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Vincent Van Gogh, the artist of the above painting titled Yellow House or House in Arles was born March 30, 1853 in Groot-Zundert, Netherlands. Van Gogh led the Post-Impressionism movement (approximately 1886-1905) alongside Paul Cezanne, Paul Gauguin and Georges Seurat. Van Gogh’s mother was also an artist and her fondness for nature, drawing and watercolors would later be prevalent in Van Gogh’s works. Van Gogh is also known for going to a brothel in Arles, offering his ear to a prostitute named Rachel and asking her to “keep this object carefully.” Van Gogh shot himself in the chest with a pistol on July 27, 1890 and then died in his brother’s arm on July 29, 1890. Van Gogh became interested in Japanese art and Asian philosophy and wanted

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