Vincent Van Gogh à Saint-Rémy de Provence
Lettre à Théo

Saint-Rémy de Provence,
May 1889
Vincent Van Gogh is committed to the Saint-Paul de Mausole asylum, where he stayed a year

Saint-Rémy de Provence, 1889. Vincent Van Gogh paints in the countryside, watched by the madmen of the asylum.

Saint Rémy, May 1889
My dearest brother Théo.
Last night was once again hard for my body and my heart.
I sometimes feel overcome with loneliness and heartache.
I don’t even have a dog to talk to, a dog I could love and who would love me.
When I cut my ear, do not think it was an act of madness. No it was not.
When it hurts deep inside, you have to hurt your body to put an end to the flood of angst that overwhelms you.
Today I am in the lunatic asylum in Saint Rémy. My goodness, what is happening to me?
I have not heard from Gauguin.
Thinking of you.
Your brother,
Vincent

Arles,
Winter 1888
Vincent Van Gogh goes to paint in the countryside, his pipe between his teeth. Children chase him down the street, calling him names and throwing stones at him.

The Saint Paul de Mausole asylum.
Another meltdown. Vincent Van Gogh dragged himself to his studio and tried to kill himself by emptying the tubes of paint and forcing himself to swallow their highly toxic contents.

Auvers-sur-Oise,
27 July 1890.
In a field behind the chateau, Vincent Van Gogh shot himself in the chest with a revolver. He died two days later, after a vigil by his brother Theo.

29 juillet 1890
Vincent Van Gogh shot himself in the chest. He died two days later, at 1 a.m., in the arms of his brother Theo.

Auvers-sur-Oise, 1890.
Theo decorated the bedroom of Vincent Van Gogh, who lies in his coffin.