Vincent van Gogh
1853 to 1890
15 documented presences
14 places
Quo Fuit places 15 dated presences for Vincent van Gogh across 14 places, from 1853 to 1891. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Vincent Willem van Gogh (30 March 1853 to 29 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Vincent van Gogh was documented, and when
30 March 1853exact date
Zundertattested
“Vincent Willem van Gogh was born on 30 March 1853 in Groot-Zundert, in the predominantly Catholic province of North Brabant in the Netherlands.”
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30 March 1853exact date
Netherlandsattested
“Vincent Willem van Gogh was born on 30 March 1853 in Groot-Zundert, in the predominantly Catholic province of North Brabant in the Netherlands.”
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April 1876month
Ramsgateattested
“In April 1876, he returned to England to take unpaid work as a supply teacher in a small boarding school in Ramsgate.”
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April 1876month
Englandattested
“In April 1876, he returned to England to take unpaid work as a supply teacher in a small boarding school in Ramsgate.”
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September 1883month
Drentheattested
“In September 1883, Van Gogh moved to Drenthe in the northern Netherlands.”
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1886 to 1887period
Asnières-sur-Seineattested
“At the end of 1886 Theo found living with Vincent to be "almost unbearable." By early 1887, they were again at peace, and Vincent had moved to Asnières, a northwestern suburb of Paris, where he got to know Signac.”
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1886 to 1887period
Asniattested
“At the end of 1886 Theo found living with Vincent to be "almost unbearable." By early 1887, they were again at peace, and Vincent had moved to Asnières, a northwestern suburb of Paris, where he got to know Signac.”
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18 January 1886exact date
Antwerpattested
“He started to attend drawing classes after plaster models at the Antwerp Academy on 18 January 1886.”
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March 1886month
Montmartreattested
“Van Gogh moved to Paris in March 1886 where he shared Theo's rue Laval apartment in Montmartre and studied at Fernand Cormon's studio.”
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March 1886month
Parisattested
“Van Gogh moved to Paris in March 1886 where he shared Theo's rue Laval apartment in Montmartre and studied at Fernand Cormon's studio.”
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September 1888month
Arlesattested
“Van Gogh wanted a gallery to display his work and started a series of paintings that eventually included Van Gogh's Chair (1888), Bedroom in Arles (1888), The Night Café (1888), Café Terrace at Night (September 1888), Starry Night Over t…”
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May 1890month
Saint-Rémy-de-Provenceattested
“In May 1890, Van Gogh left the clinic in Saint-Rémy to move nearer to both Dr Paul Gachet in the Paris suburb of Auvers-sur-Oise and to Theo.”
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May 1890month
Parisattested
“In May 1890, Van Gogh left the clinic in Saint-Rémy to move nearer to both Dr Paul Gachet in the Paris suburb of Auvers-sur-Oise and to Theo.”
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25 January 1891exact date
Den Dolderattested
“Filled with grief after losing his brother, Theo only survived Vincent by six months, as he died on 25 January 1891 at Den Dolder and was buried in Utrecht.”
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25 January 1891exact date
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Places Vincent van Gogh is documented in
Paris2 presences · 1886 to 1890Antwerp1 presence · 1886England1 presence · 1876Montmartre1 presence · 1886Netherlands1 presence · 1853Utrecht1 presence · 1891
Arles1 presence · 1888
Asni1 presence · 1886
Asnières-sur-Seine1 presence · 1886
Den Dolder1 presence · 1891
Drenthe1 presence · 1883
Ramsgate1 presence · 1876
Other places tied to Vincent van Gogh in the record
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1864year
Zevenbergenmentioned
“In 1864, he was placed in a boarding school at Zevenbergen, where he felt abandoned, and he campaigned to come home.”
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1866year
Tilburgmentioned
“Instead, in 1866, his parents sent him to the middle school in Tilburg, where he was also deeply unhappy.”
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July 1869month
The Haguementioned
“He later wrote that his youth was "austere and cold, and sterile." In July 1869, Van Gogh's uncle Cent obtained a position for him at the art dealers Goupil & Cie in The Hague.”
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1876year
Etten-Leurmentioned
“His parents had meanwhile moved to Etten; in 1876 he returned home at Christmas for six months and took work at a bookshop in Dordrecht.”
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1876year
Dordrechtmentioned
“His parents had meanwhile moved to Etten; in 1876 he returned home at Christmas for six months and took work at a bookshop in Dordrecht.”
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1877year
Amsterdammentioned
“To support his religious conviction and his desire to become a pastor, in 1877, the family sent him to live with his uncle Johannes Stricker, a respected theologian, in Amsterdam.”
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January 1879month
Petit Wasmesmentioned
“In January 1879, he took up a post as a missionary at Petit-Wasmes in the working-class, coal-mining district of Borinage in Belgium.”
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August 1880month
Cuesmesmentioned
“Van Gogh returned to Cuesmes in August 1880, where he lodged with a miner until October.”
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April 1881month
Etten-Leurmentioned
“Van Gogh returned to Etten in April 1881 for an extended stay with his parents.”
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1882year
Amsterdammentioned
“In early 1882, his uncle, Cornelis Marinus, owner of a well-known gallery of contemporary art in Amsterdam, asked for drawings of The Hague.”
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1885year
Parismentioned
“There was interest from a dealer in Paris early in 1885.”
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1885year
Antwerpmentioned
“In 1885 in Antwerp he had become interested in Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints and had used them to decorate the walls of his studio; while in Paris he collected hundreds of them.”
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January 1886month
Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp)mentioned
“After his recovery, despite his antipathy towards academic teaching, he took the higher-level admission exams at the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp and, in January 1886, matriculated in painting and drawing.”
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1886year
Le Moulinmentioned
“File:Vincent van Gogh - Windmills on Montmartre - Google Art Project.jpg|Le Moulin de Blute-Fin ( 1886) from the Le Moulin de la Galette and Montmartre series.”
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November 1887month
February 1888month
December 1888month
8 May 1889exact date
8 May 1889exact date
1890year
January 1890month
May 1890month
Documented at the same place, the same year
Theo van Gogh (art dealer)Asnières-sur-Seine · 1886Paul GauguinArles · 1888René GuénonParis · 1886Maria Sophie of BavariaParis · 1886Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and AvondaleParis · 1886Thomas HardyEngland · 1876Joseph ChamberlainEngland · 1876Eugen d'AlbertEngland · 1876Prince Louis of BattenbergEngland · 1876Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of HanoverEngland · 1876Frances Hodgson BurnettParis · 1890Albert CalmetteParis · 1890
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