Van Gogh Museum on Instagram: "Young Vincent 👶 Vincent was lively and curious as a child, but also sensitive, quiet, and withdrawn. In his native village of Zundert, people thought he was a bit of an oddball, with his fiery red hair and freckles. Vincent's mother gave him drawing lessons from an early age, and this may have started Vincent’s interest in art. Vincent didn't finish secondary school; he stopped going at the age of 14. Since he didn’t want to go to school, Vincent began working as a trainee for the international art gallery, Goupil & Cie, at the age of 16. He started in his uncle’s branch in The Hague. Vincent went on to work for the London and Paris branches, but despite his love of art, he increasingly lost interest in the work. After taking Christmas holidays without permi