Theo Van Gogh

For lovers of Vincent Van Gogh, his important two years in Paris from 1886 to 1888 are a frustrating time, mainly because…

Dr. Gachet’s house was a little further than we thought. In fact it was a good half hour walk from the cemetery,…

To go up to Van Gogh’s room, we went into an entrance at the back of Auberge Ravoux which takes you up…

Today is Auvers day – walk in the steps of Van Gogh, eat where he ate, see the fields (under sunny skies…

After lunch, we headed back into the town, going to L’Espace Van Gogh, the hospital where Van Gogh stayed on and off…

Our second day in Arles was as full and perfect as the first. Once again, perfect sun, not too hot, easy walking…

Vincent thought strategically of what paintings he wanted in his studio to show Gauguin. He chose a theme – sunflowers – and…

Imagine for a moment you are Theo in your Paris apartment, receiving your latest shipment of paintings from Arles. You already know…

When you walk the same streets that Van Gogh did, you start to think “what if” questions. What if Gauguin hadn’t joined…

We took a few minutes to unpack and then with the help of a map, decided to find some of the Van…