hreatened to take the life of a French painter by the name of Paul Gauguin, who was visiting him. Shortly after this incident, van Gogh was transported to the insane asylum of Saint-Remy, where he painted between recurrent spells of insanity. Saint- Remy would also be the place where he would spent the last years of his life alive. Van Gogh was treated by Dr. Paul-Ferdinand Gachet, an artist himself and early supporter of the impressionist painters. Van Gogh is truly one of the greatest artists. When clearheaded and in good health, Vincent van Gogh could have probably produced a masterpiece in a single day. To our loss, those days were only a handful. He committed suicide in 1890, and we can only ponder what else could have been in store for us if his life had not ended so abruptly....
