There is usually one and the same answer to those questions 'Why did XXX become an artist?' Because they felt they had the talent and the urge. It is as simple as that!
In 1890.
Vincent Van Gogh
Painting.
Painting.
Painting.
June 1889 is when Vincent Van Gogh finished painting The Starry Night.
The oldest paintings still existing are from 1881, when Vincent was 28.
After he cut off his ear and was sent to an insane asylum.
In the van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
His accomplishments were painting. That is what he did.
He did not tell us.
vincent van gogh