Van Gogh

What was the artist work about?
Portrait of Doctor Gachet: Perhaps one of the most fascinating figures in the history of Impressionism, he was a doctor who specialized in homeopathy, a psychiatrist, an engraver, a Darwinian, a Socialist and a consistently helpful and generous patron and friend to all those artists with whom he came into contact. This is one of Van Gogh's most famous paintings. It's notable for a number of reasons. This painting was painted during Vincent's last few months of his life and the subject has been a great deal of controversy. How competent was Dr. Gachet, actually? What did Vincent mean when he wrote to Theo. "First of all, he is sicker than I am, I think, or shall we say just as much.
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