35 Unusual Facts About the Infamous Painter Vincent van Gogh

35 Unusual Facts About the Infamous Painter Vincent van Gogh

Trista - July 22, 2019

35 Unusual Facts About the Infamous Painter Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh’s brother, Theo van Gogh, in the late 1880s. Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain.

31. Van Gogh’s Brother Begged Gauguin To Move In

During the 1880s, Van Gogh’s mental health started to decline, and one of his brothers, Theo, started to become very worried. When he heard Van Gogh talk about suicide, Theo begged his good friend, Pay Gauguin, to move to Arles and live with the painter. At first, Gauguin didn’t want to because he said they two would not get along. However, after a few months, Theo had persuaded Gaugin to move from Paris to Van Gogh’s yellow house.

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