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Van Gogh was born in Holland in 1853. He enjoyed drawing as a child. His first connection with paintings came in 1869. He worked for an $^{(1)}$ a
dealer (经销商) in London and Paris for four years before he became a teacher in England. He moved $^{(2)}$ b
to France in 1875 and soon began to paint. He didn't $^{(3)}$ s
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.
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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 $^{(5)}$ k
in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. There is a quiet village and a tall black tree under an angry sky. Some people say that it shows a $^{(6)}$ w
in Van Gogh's mind between peace and anger. It was $^{(7)}$ f
in June 1889. Scientists say that it is a true picture of that day.
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most of his life. He made hundreds of paintings, but only sold one of them while he lived. He was a lonely, unhappy man and $^{(9)}$ d
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 $^{(10)}$ w
millions of dollars. Museums around the world proudly show paintings by the great artist.
