Van Gogh Facts!

"Van Gogh "was poor as a result of that he killed himself! This statement Is taught in History class, unfortunately the majority believes that.Infact He suicided due to his mental illness!

The Real story after I searched is like the following:

Vincent van Gogh is considered the greatest Dutch painter after Rembrandt, although he remained poor and virtually unknown throughout his life. His real sickness started In February 1888, when he boarded a train to the south of France, moved into the "little yellow house" and spent his money on paint rather than food. He lived on coffee, bread and absinthe, and found himself feeling sick and strange. Before long, it became apparent that in addition to suffering from physical illness, his psychological health was declining; around this time, he is known to have sipped on turpentine and eaten paint!

van Gogh  cut his ear with a razor, and went to the local brothel and paid for a prostitute named Rachel. With blood pouring from his hand, he offered her his ear, asking her to "keep this object carefully.His brother took him into a mental hospital.

on January 7, 1889, van Gogh was released from the hospital. He was alone and depressed. For hope, he turned to painting and nature, but could not find peace and was hospitalized again. He would paint at the yellow house during the day and return to the hospital at night.

On July 27, 1890, van Gogh went out to paint in the morning as usual, but he carried a loaded pistol. He shot himself in the chest, but the bullet did not kill him. He was found bleeding in his room. Van Gogh was taken to a nearby hospital and his doctors sent for his brother who arrived to find his brother sitting up in bed and smoking a pipe. However, they spent the next couple of days talking together, and then van Gogh asked Theo-his brother-, to take him home. On July 29, 1890, Vincent van Gogh died in the arms of his brother.