Paul Gauguin. 1897 Oil on canvas54 3/4 x 147 1/2 in.Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
I am reading The Yellow House: Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Nine Turbulent Weeks in Arles, at the moment. It was the most celebrated cohabitation in art history. Both suffered bouts of depression. Two months after Gauguin arrived in Arles, Van Gogh suffered a psychological crisis. He spent most of the rest of his life in a mental institution. Gauguin fled from Arles, and they never saw each other again. Both created masterpieces here, the book is witty and is well told.
