How did Van Gogh earn a living?

Kathleen and Susan has already gave you great answers so I just will add some interesting information I recently learn. I had always believed Van Gogh had never sold a painting. read more

Tragically, Van Gogh never earned a living and was often destitute and close to starvation. His father was a pastor, very strict, and his mother struggled with her own mental health issues. read more

Vincent van Gogh was a painter. But he depended on his brother to give him money. read more

Lore has it that Vincent Van Gogh sold only one painting during his lifetime,"The Red Vineyard," but there were likely other paintings sold as well. read more

Van Gogh’s sister-in-law played a role in his posthumous fame. Jo van Gogh-Bonger with her son, Vincent. In January 1891, six months after van Gogh’s death, his brother Theo, who’d contracted syphilis, died at age 34 in the Netherlands. read more