The Van Gogh Museum
One of the most popular artists for over a century has been Vincent van Gogh. Born in the
Netherlands in 1853, van Gogh did not begin his painting career until he was almost 30 and he
died before he turned 40. Within one short decade, van Gogh produced a truly huge amount of
art, including 860 oil paintings and 1,300 other works. Van Gogh’s tragic life ended in an
apparent suicide. He had suffered mental illness, hopeless love, and nearly no appreciation of his
art except for that from his brother and sister-in-law, who supported him. Within a few years
after his death, however, many people around the world began to realize that they had lost a
genius artist.
Fortunately, much of van Gogh’s work has been collected at the Van Gogh Museum in
Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. Conveniently located, the Van Gogh Museum
attracted some 1.5 million visitors per year. Though unknown in his lifetime, today Vincent
van Gogh is an icon. If you are not yet one of his millions of fans, you will be after a trip to the
Van Gogh Museum. 【題組】34. How long did van Gogh’s painting career last before he died?
(A) about 20 years (B) two decades (C) about 10 years (D) 40 years
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