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Van Gogh was born in Netherlands in 1853. He enjoyed drawing as a child. His first connection with paintings came in 1869. He worked for a 1 dealer (经营者) in London and Paris for four years before he became a teacher in England. He moved b 2 to France in 1875 and soon began to paint. He didn’t s 3 long in Paris. He was attracted by the colours of the countryside and, in 1888, he moved to Arles, a small town in the south of France. There, he painted his most famous paintings.
He enjoyed p 4 people, farms, flowers and other natural things. Some of his most famous paintings are The Potato Eaters, The Starry Night and several different sunflower paintings. The Starry Night is now k 5 in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. It was f 6 in June 1889. Scientists say that it is a true picture of that day.
He was p 7 most of his life. He made hundreds of paintings, but only sold one of them while he lived. He had a brother who c 8 about him and often sent him money, but most of the time he was still a lonely, unhappy man and d 9 at an early age of 37.
Today, people love Van Gogh’s use of colour and the emotional power of his works. Van Gogh’s paintings are world-famous and w 10 millions of dollars. Museums around the world proudly show paintings by this great artist.
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