"As for me, I am rather often uneasy in my mind, because I think that my life has not been calm enough; all those bitter disappointments, adversities, changes keep me from developing fully and naturally in my artistic career."

Vincent van Gogh 16 June 1889

Vincent van Gogh was born in Groot Zundert, The Netherlands on 30 March 1853. Van Gogh was born exactly a year after his mother gave birth to a first, stillborn child - also named Vincent. There has been much speculation about Vincent van Gogh suffering later psychological trauma as a result of being a "replacement child" and having a deceased brother with the same name and same birth date.

I think Vincent Van Gogh is an great artist and I really appriciate his work.

The Van Gogh Museum is a great place if you want to get an overview of the art of Van Gogh and the century in wich he lived.