\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This painting is a portrait of the doctor with whom van Gogh stayed at Auvers- sur-Oise in the months preceding his suicide,
at a time when his mental balance was seriously disturbed. An admirer of Impressionist painting, Paul Gachet appreciated the art of van Gogh. His collection included some of the Dutch painterÆs finest works, which were later donated to the MusΘe du Lo
uvre before being transferred to the MusΘe dÆOrsay.
