Vincent Willem van Gogh was a artist.
Today, a painting by Vincent van Gogh sells for more than $80 million.
But while he was alive, no one wanted to buy his work.
Most people either ignored him or laughed at him.
Vincent van Gogh was born in Groot-Zundert, Holland.
His father was a church minister.
He taught Vincent that it was important to help others.
Van Gogh tried to be a minister too, but he was not successful. He tried many other jobs also.
He worked as an art seller, a bookseller, and a teacher.
He failed at each one. Unfortunately, van Gogh had mental problems and was often sad or angry.
This made it difficult for him to succeed.
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