Vincent Van Gogh's paintings burst into bright colors when he moved to southern France. He lived in Arles, and we took a walking tour of the city in which our guide, Jacqueline, pointed out some of the places he painted. This included one of his "starry night" paintings over the Rhone River, as well as a cafe in the main square that glowed yellow in the evening light. (It has since been painted 
yellow, so people will recognize it!)
yellow, so people will recognize it!) 
He tried to get his painter friends to move here from Paris, but only one of them came, Paul Gaughin. He and Paul got in a big fight, and when it was over, Paul left town and Vincent cut off part of his own ear and gave the piece to a prostitute. After that, Vincent Van Gogh was put in a hospital that had a lovely garden - see photo!
But then he had to go into a mental institution, in the nearby town of St. Remy.
We visited St. Remy on a mar
ket day. It is charming.
ket day. It is charming.It's sad that Van Gogh never sold any of his paintings during his life time. Such a genius, and he was able to continue paintin
g only because his brother Theo supported him.
g only because his brother Theo supported him.
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