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The rapid evolution of a style characterized by canvases filled with swirling, bright colors depicting people and nature is the essence of Vincent 's extremely prolific but tragically short career. Vincent Willem was born on March 30, 1853, in Holland, son of a Dutch Protestant pastor and eldest of six children. ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... so he could give more to the poor. The missionary society objected to Vincent's behavior and fired him in 1879. Heartsick, van Gogh struggled to keep going socially and financially, yet he was always rejected by other people, and felt lost and forsaken. Then, in 1880, at age 27, he became obsessed with art. The intensity he had for religion, he now focused on art. His early drawings were crude but strong and full of feeling: "It is a hard and a difficult struggle to learn to draw well... I have ....