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Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'Auvers-sur-Oise (Paroisse Catholique) Les tombes de Theo et Vincent van Gogh "Le Jardin de Daubigny" Parc Vincent van Gogh Auberge Ravoux dite Maison de Van Gogh a Auvers-sur-Oise Creperie L'Auversoise "L'escalier d'auvers" La Maison-Atelier de Daubigny Chateau d'Auvers-sur-Oise La Maison du Docteur Gachet |
Auvers-sur-Oise is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 27.2 km (16.9 mi) from the centre of Paris. It is associated with several famous artists, the most prominent being Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890). It has an area of 12.69 sq km (4.90 sq mi) and its current population is 6,879 (2008).
During the 19th century, a number of painters lived and worked in Auvers-sur-Oise, including Paul Cezanne, Charles-Francois Daubigny, Camille Pissarro, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot and, of course, Vincent van Gogh. Daubigny's house is now a museum where one can see paintings by the artist, his family and friends, such as Honore Daumier, and rooms decorated in period style.
If you walk along the river from Auvers toward Pontoise, you can see a number of views which figured in the paintings of Pissarro. During the 20th century, artists continued to frequent Auvers, for example Henri Rousseau (Douanier Rousseau) and Otto Freundlich. On 1 August 1948, 17% of the territory of Auvers-sur-Oise was detached and became the commune of Butry-sur-Oise .
Dr. Paul Gachet lived in Auvers-sur-Oise. He was acquainted with the avant-garde artists of the time. Through this connection, Vincent van Gogh moved to Auvers to be treated by him, though he considered the doctor to be in a worse state than himself. Gachet befriended Van Gogh and was the subject of two portraits, one of which, "Portrait of Dr. Gachet," was sold at auction for over $80m (’48m) in 1990. Van Gogh committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest. The room on the upper floor of the Auberge Ravoux where he died has been preserved, although no furniture remains. Auvers-sur-Oise is the final resting place of both Vincent and his brother Theo van Gogh, who died six months later. (Cited from the site of "Wikipedia")
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Gare d'Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Gare d'Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Gare d'Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Gare d'Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Gare d'Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Gare d'Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Gare d'Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Gare d'Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption |
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Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'Auvers-sur-Oise (Paroisse Catholique) (Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Parish) |
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(Friday 22 June) Information Board of Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) "L'Eglise d'Auvers" (June 1890) by Vincent van Gogh (Musee d'Orsay, Paris) | |
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(Friday 22 June) Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'Auvers-sur-Oisee | |
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(Friday 22 June) Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'Auvers-sur-Oisee | |
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(Friday 22 June) Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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Les tombes de Theo et Vincent van Gogh |
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Les tombes de Theo et Vincent van Gogh au cimetiere d'Auvers-sur-Oise (Tombes de Guerre du Commonwealth) |
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(Friday 22 June) Roadsign of Les tombes de Theo et Vincent van Gogh au cimetiere d'Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) On the way to Les tombes de Theo et Vincent van Gogh au cimetiere d'Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) On the way to Les tombes de Theo et Vincent [van Gogh] au cimetiere d'Auvers-sur-Oise: "La pluie" (1890) by Vincent van Gogh (National Museum and Gallery of Wales, Cardiff) | |
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(Friday 22 June) On the way to Les tombes de Theo et Vincent van Gogh au cimetiere d' Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) On the way to Les tombes de Theo et Vincent van Gogh au cimetiere d' Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) On the way to Les tombes de Theo et Vincent van Gogh au cimetiere d' Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) On the way to Les tombes de Theo et Vincent van Gogh au cimetiere d' Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) On the way to Les tombes de Theo et Vincent van Gogh au cimetiere d' Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) On the way to Les tombes de Theo et Vincent van Gogh au cimetiere d' Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Au cimetiere d'Auvers-sur-Oise (Tombes de Guerre du Commonwealth) | |
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(Friday 22 June) Au cimetiere d'Auvers-sur-Oise (Tombes de Guerre du Commonwealth) | |
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(Friday 22 June) Les tombes de Theo et Vincent van Gogh au cimetiere d' Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Les tombes de Theo et Vincent van Gogh au cimetiere d' Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Les tombes de Theo et Vincent van Gogh au cimetiere d' Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Les tombes de Theo et Vincent van Gogh au cimetiere d' Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La tombe de Vincent van Gogh au cimetiere d' Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) A lizard on la tombe de Vincent van Gogh au cimetiere d' Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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"Le Jardin de Daubigny" |
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"Le Jardin de Daubigny" (1890) by Vincent van Gogh (Hiroshima Museum of Art, Hiroshima), Auvers-sur-Oise |
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(Friday 22 June) "Le Jardin de Daubigny" (1890) by Vincent van Gogh (Hiroshima, Hiroshima Museum of Art), Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) "Le Jardin de Daubigny," Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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Parc Van Gogh |
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Parc Vincent van Gogh a Auvers-sur-Oise |
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(Friday 22 June) Parc Vincent van Gogh a Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Parc Vincent van Gogh a Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Parc Vincent van Gogh a Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Parc Vincent van Gogh a Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Statue of van Gogh, Parc Vincent van Gogh a Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Parc Vincent van Gogh a Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Parc Vincent van Gogh a Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Parc Vincent van Gogh a Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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Auberge Ravoux dite Maison de Van Gogh a Auvers-sur-Oise |
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Auberge Ravoux dite Maison de Van Gogh a Auvers-sur-Oise, 52 Rue du General de Gaulle 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise |
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(Friday 22 June) Auberge Ravoux dite Maison de Van Gogh a Auvers-sur-Oise, 52 Rue du General de Gaulle 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Auberge Ravoux dite Maison de Van Gogh a Auvers-sur-Oise, 52 Rue du General de Gaulle 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Auberge Ravoux dite Maison de Van Gogh a Auvers-sur-Oise, 52 Rue du General de Gaulle 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Auberge Ravoux dite Maison de Van Gogh a Auvers-sur-Oise, 52 Rue du General de Gaulle 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Auberge Ravoux dite Maison de Van Gogh a Auvers-sur-Oise: "Portrait d'Adeline Ravoux" (1890) by Vincent van Gogh (Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio) | |
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(Friday 22 June) Auberge Ravoux dite Maison de Van Gogh a Auvers-sur-Oise, 52 Rue du General de Gaulle 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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Creperie L'Auversoise |
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Creperie L'Auversoise, 11 rue du General de Gaulle, Auvers-sur-Oise |
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(Friday 22 June) Creperie L'Auversoise, 11 rue du General de Gaulle, Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) My lunch at Creperie L'Auversoise, 11 rue du General de Gaulle, Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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"L'escalier d'auvers" |
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"L'escalier d'auvers" (1890) by Vincent van Gogh (Art Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri) |
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(Friday 22 June) "L'escalier d'auvers" (1890) by Vincent van Gogh (Art Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri) | |
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(Friday 22 June) "L'escalier d'auvers," Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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La Maison-Atelier de Daubigny |
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La Maison-Atelier de Daubigny, 61 Rue Daubigny 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison-Atelier de Daubigny, 61 Rue Daubigny 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison-Atelier de Daubigny, 61 Rue Daubigny 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison-Atelier de Daubigny, 61 Rue Daubigny 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison-Atelier de Daubigny, 61 Rue Daubigny 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison-Atelier de Daubigny, 61 Rue Daubigny 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison-Atelier de Daubigny, 61 Rue Daubigny 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison-Atelier de Daubigny, 61 Rue Daubigny 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison-Atelier de Daubigny, 61 Rue Daubigny 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison-Atelier de Daubigny, 61 Rue Daubigny 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison-Atelier de Daubigny, 61 Rue Daubigny 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison-Atelier de Daubigny, 61 Rue Daubigny 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison-Atelier de Daubigny, 61 Rue Daubigny 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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Chateau d'Auvers-sur-Oise |
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Chateau d'Auvers-sur-Oise, Rue Lery 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise. It is an elegant 17th-century castle, or Renaissance chateau, which was built for an Italian banker from Marie de Medicis' family. |
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(Friday 22 June) Information board of Chateau d'Auvers-sur-Oise, Rue Lery 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Chateau d'Auvers-sur-Oise, Rue Lery 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Chateau d'Auvers-sur-Oise, Rue Lery 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Chateau d'Auvers-sur-Oise, Rue Lery 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Chateau d'Auvers-sur-Oise, Rue Lery 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) Chateau d'Auvers-sur-Oise, Rue Lery 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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La Maison du Docteur Gachet |
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La Maison du Docteur Gachet, 78 Rue du Docteur Gachet 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oise.
Paul-Ferdinand Gachet (30 July 1828 - 9 January 1909) was a French physician most famous for treating the painter Vincent van Gogh during his last weeks in Auvers-sur-Oise. Gachet was a great supporter of artists and the Impressionist movement. In fact, he himself was an amateur painter, signing his works "Paul van Ryssel," referring to his birthplace: Gachet came "from" (Dutch: "van") "Rysse,l" the Flemish name of Lille. Born and raised in Lille, his family moved to Mechelen, where Gachet's father was transferred to in 1844/1845 to start a new branch of the firm he was working for. He qualified for a B.A. at the University of Paris and then worked at the mental hospitals of Bicetre and Salpetriere. His teachers included Armand Trousseau. In 1858 he received a medical degree for his thesis Etude sur la Melancolie (Editeur du Montpellier Medecal). He returned to Paris and set up a private practice. He knew Gustave Courbet, Champfleury, Victor Hugo and later Paul Cezanne. He was a friend of the chemist Henri Nestle and prescribed Nestle's new powdered milk supplement to some of his child patients. He spent much time with Charles Meryon after the etcher's committal to Charenton. He oversaw Auguste Renoir's recovery from pneumonia in 1882. He advised Edouard Manet against the amputation of his leg. However, Manet did not follow this advice. Gachet's tomb is situated in section 52 of Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. Vincent's brother, Theo van Gogh, thought that Gachet's background and sensitivity toward artists would make him an ideal doctor for Vincent during his recovery. Very soon after he began seeing Gachet, however, Vincent began to doubt the doctor's usefulness. Vincent described Gachet as: "sicker than I am, I think, or shall we say just as much...." Gachet has come in for much criticism over the years regarding Van Gogh's suicide after ten weeks of consultation. However Van Gogh was either unable or unwilling to follow his doctors' advice to cut back on alcohol and smoking. According to Arnold, "there was not much else available to any physician of the day which could have reversed the course of Vincent's illness." And he summarizes the medical treatment that Van Gogh received from his various doctors thus: "The overall assessment is rather that they did as well as expected with an unfamiliar disease and a difficult patient." (Extracted from the site of "Wikipedia") |
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(Friday 22 June) "Portrait du Docteur Gachet" (1890) by Vincent van Gogh (Musee d'Orsay, Paris) | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison du Docteur Gachet, 78 Rue du Docteur Gachet 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison du Docteur Gachet, 78 Rue du Docteur Gachet 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison du Docteur Gachet, 78 Rue du Docteur Gachet 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison du Docteur Gachet, 78 Rue du Docteur Gachet 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison du Docteur Gachet, 78 Rue du Docteur Gachet 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison du Docteur Gachet, 78 Rue du Docteur Gachet 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison du Docteur Gachet, 78 Rue du Docteur Gachet 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison du Docteur Gachet, 78 Rue du Docteur Gachet 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison du Docteur Gachet, 78 Rue du Docteur Gachet 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison du Docteur Gachet, 78 Rue du Docteur Gachet 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison du Docteur Gachet, 78 Rue du Docteur Gachet 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison du Docteur Gachet, 78 Rue du Docteur Gachet 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison du Docteur Gachet, 78 Rue du Docteur Gachet 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison du Docteur Gachet, 78 Rue du Docteur Gachet 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison du Docteur Gachet, 78 Rue du Docteur Gachet 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison du Docteur Gachet, 78 Rue du Docteur Gachet 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oisee | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison du Docteur Gachet, 78 Rue du Docteur Gachet 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison du Docteur Gachet, 78 Rue du Docteur Gachet 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison du Docteur Gachet, 78 Rue du Docteur Gachet 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison du Docteur Gachet, 78 Rue du Docteur Gachet 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison du Docteur Gachet, 78 Rue du Docteur Gachet 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison du Docteur Gachet, 78 Rue du Docteur Gachet 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison du Docteur Gachet, 78 Rue du Docteur Gachet 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison du Docteur Gachet, 78 Rue du Docteur Gachet 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison du Docteur Gachet, 78 Rue du Docteur Gachet 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison du Docteur Gachet, 78 Rue du Docteur Gachet 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison du Docteur Gachet, 78 Rue du Docteur Gachet 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison du Docteur Gachet, 78 Rue du Docteur Gachet 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oise | |
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(Friday 22 June) La Maison du Docteur Gachet, 78 Rue du Docteur Gachet 95430 Auvers-Sur-Oise |