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35 Unusual Facts About the Infamous Painter Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh - The Starry Night

30. Art Ran In The Van Gogh Family

Vincent van Gogh proposed to his cousin, Kee Vos-Stricker, but she said no. Here she is with her son Jan around 1879 or 1880 when he asked her. Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain.

Van Gogh’s father was a minister, and his mother was an artist. Like Van Gogh himself, she was known to complete different forms of art such as painting and drawing. Like his brother, Theo grew up; he started to get involved in the art business. While he wasn’t known to create art, he did a lot of art shows for other artists and helped run an art business. In fact, it was Theo who would be Vincent’s leading supporter and source of inspiration during his lifetime.

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