VINCENT VAN GOGH Vincent Van Gogh (41) __________ the 37 years of his life as a more or less unknown artist. He did not (42)__________ painting seriously until his late twenties, and at one time (43)__________ becoming a priest because of his beliefs. His beliefs also (44)__________ him living in extreme poverty among the outcasts of the society. His brother Theo, who was an art dealer (45)__________ him to take up painting, and (46)__________ to support him financially throughout his life. Vincent's precarious mental state (47)__________ to have been made worse by alcohol and ill health. A stay in Paris from 1886 to 1888 (48)__________ Vincent to study Impressionists such as Manet and Degas, and )(49)__________ getting to know many artists, including Paul Gauguin. Van Gogh and Gauguin painted together at Arles in the south of France, where Vincent's mental state worsened and he (50)__________ murder Gauguin, before famously cutting off part of his ear. Two years later Vincent committed suicide. Since his death, his paintings have gone on to become among the most famous of the 19 century. em cần gấp