Tells the painting's history and notes "the painting Van Gogh couldn't sell / has become too valuable / for anyone to ever see again
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Paul Gachet
Paul-Ferdinand Gachet 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. He was an amateur painter, signing his works "Paul van Ryssel", referring to his birthplace: Rijsel is the Dutch name of Lille.
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science · French physician who treated the painter Vincent van Gogh during his last weeks · physician · art collector · painter · psychiatrist · also Paul Gachet, Paul Van Ryssel, Dr. Paul Gachet, Docteur Paul Gachet, Van Ryssel Gachet, Dr Paul-Ferdinand Gachet
Born 30 July 1828 · Died 9 January 1909 · Q1369513
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1909· 1 entry
Died 1909-01-09.
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Bought a house in Auvers-sur-Oise, a village around 27 kilometres (17 mi) from Paris that was popular with artists
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1858· 1 entry
Received a medical degree for his thesis Étude sur la Mélancolie
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1828· 1 entry
Born 1828-07-30.
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