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October 26, 2012

'Becoming Van Gogh' exhibit shows how he learned to draw

DENVER (AP) — Before Vincent van Gogh painted “Sunflowers” or “The Starry Night,” he worked as a teacher and hoped to become a minister. After he was told he didn't have the skills to be a preacher, he turned to art.

The story of how one of the most popular postimpressionist painters developed his signature style is told in an exhibit that the Denver Art Museum assembled using more than 70 van Gogh works from dozens of museums and collections around the world. The exhibit also includes artists who influenced him and from fellow postimpressionists.


 
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