1881

This is a timeline of Van Gogh's life, from the 30th of march 1853, when he was born, to the 29th of juli 1890, when he commits suicide.
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	Vincent goes back home to Etten now and starts a systematical study on drawing. In Etten, Vincent falls in love with his cousin Kee Vos-Stricker, who rejects his advances. His dogged pursuit of Kee causes a rift with his parents, the reason being that in that day and age to even contemplate marriage with one's own cousin was considered a taboo. Undaunted by her obvious disinterest in him, Vincent attempted to visit her in her family's home but was refused entry. Lamp incident? At the end of 1881 he moved to The Hague and there too he concentrated mainly on drawing. He started taking painting lessons from his cousin by marriage, Anton Mauve, a leading member of the Hague school. Mauve introduces him to watercolor and oil technique. His devoted brother Theo, supported him by sending him money regularly from his own small salary. Did you know you could do a systematical study on drawing yourself with our on-line Art Course?