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I am risking my life for my work, and half my reason has gone.

Vincent Van Gogh

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Vincent Van Gogh
Age: 37 †
Born: 1853
Born: March 30
Died: 1890
Died: July 29
Botanical Illustrator
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Drawer
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Lithographer
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Printmaker
Brooklyn
New York
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