Great people: Vincent van Gogh.

Vincent Willem van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853, in Zudert, Netherlands. He was a son of Theodorus van Gogh and Anna Cornelia Cerbentus.

Future artist studied at Academie Royale des Beaux-Arts, in Brussels, Belgium.

Anton Mauve was very influenced Vincent van Gogh.

The artist had his own style named Post-Impressionism. Also, he used genres such as: portraits, landscapes, and still lifes. Van Gogh made his paintings with oil. Vincent van Gogh's famous works were, Sunflowers (1887), The Starry Night (1889), Portrait of Dr. Grochet (1890).

Vincent van Gogh did important things for arts of XIX century. He died on July 29, 1890, in Auvers-sur-Oise, France.