25. Van Gogh Sold His First Painting A Few Months Before He Died
He has not always been the famous painter we know of today. In fact, most people wanted little to do with him while he was alive. While he started painting in his 20s, he only sold one painting throughout his lifetime. This happened about seven months before he died when he was at an annual art show in Brussels. He submitted three landscapes, two sunflower studies, and The Red Vineyard painting. Anna and Eugene Boch paid 400 francs for the picture.
