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Visited Vincent Van Gogh


Visited 'La Maison Van Gogh de Cuesmes', in Mons, Belgium. Vincent Van Gogh resided in this crooked, modest working-century house from August 1879 to October 1880. He slept and worked in a small room on the first floor, together with the kids of the owner.
1887, Self-portrait
1889, Self-portrait

January 1889, one of Van Gogh's Self-portraits with Bandaged Ear
September 1889, second version of Vincent Van Gogh's Bedroom in Arles. The painting depicts Van Gogh's bedroom at Place Lamartine in Arles, France, known as his Yellow House. It's one of the three authentic versions described in his letters, recognizable from one another by the pictures on the wall to the right. 
In January 1890, Vincent Van Gogh's close brother Theo, got a son and baptized him Vincent Willem after his uncle and godfather. Van Gogh dedicated the Branches of an Almond Tree in Blossom to his nephew.
July 29th, 1890, Vincent Van Gogh died, Theodore Van Gogh died 4 months later. The two brothers were buried together in Auvers-sur-Oise.