tˈuː jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ, hˈaʊndᵻd baɪ ɹˈʌʃən tˈæks kəlˈɛktɚz, hiː flˈɛd tə pˈæɹɪs, wˌɛɹ hiː fˈɜːst dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə tˈeɪk ˌʌp pˈeɪntɪŋ æz ɐ kɚɹˈɪɹ.
Two years later, hounded by Russian tax collectors, he fled to Paris, where he first decided to take up painting as a career.