Magnet Vincent van Gogh - Church in Auvers-sur-Oise, 1890

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)
The Church in Auvers-sur-Oise, View from the Chevet (details), 1890
Oil on canvas. H. 94; W. 74 cm
Paris, musée d'Orsay
© Photo, musée d'Orsay, dist. Rmn-Grand Palais / P. Schmidt

After staying in the south of France, in Arles, and then at the psychiatric hospital in Saint-Rémy...

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)
The Church in Auvers-sur-Oise, View from the Chevet (details), 1890
Oil on canvas. H. 94; W. 74 cm
Paris, musée d'Orsay
© Photo, musée d'Orsay, dist. Rmn-Grand Palais / P. Schmidt

After staying in the south of France, in Arles, and then at the psychiatric hospital in Saint-Rémy de Provence, Vincent Van Gogh settled in Auvers-sur-Oise, a village in the outskirts of Paris. His brother Théo, concerned with his health, incited him to see the Doctor Gachet, himself a painter and a friend of numerous artists, who accepted to treat him. During the two months separating his arrival, on May 21, 1890 and his death on July 29, the artist made about seventy paintings, over one per day, not to mention a large number of drawings. This is the only painting representing in full the church in Auvers that may sometimes be distinguished in the background of views of the whole village.