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  1. 12 May 1873
     - 18 May 1873
  2. 26 Oct 1874 1874
     - 25 Dec. 1874 1874
  3. 14 May 1875
     - 31 Mar. 1876 1876
  4. 28 Feb. 1886 1886
     - 19 Feb. 1888 1888
  5. 17 May 1890
     - 19 May 1890
  6. 6 Jul. 1980 1890

Vincent lived in Paris several times and worked there as an employee of the art dealership Goupil & Cie and later as an artis.

Vincent first visited Paris in May 1873. He stayed there for several days to visit museums and see the headquarters of his employer: the international art dealership Goupil & Cie. He then left for England to work in the firm’s London branch. In the autumn of 1874, Goupil transferred him from London to Paris for two months.

A permanent transfer followed in May 1875. Vincent worked at the Goupil & Cie’s headquarters every weekday and lived in a small rented room at an unknown address in Montmartre. He became friends with the Englishman Harry Gladwell, who lived in the same apartment. Vincent had become increasingly fanatical about religion, and he read the Bible aloud to Gladwell and roamed from church to church on Sundays, attending services across Paris from early morning until evening. He and Gladwell also went to museums every week, visiting places such as the Louvre and Musée du Luxembourg. It was in Paris that Vincent’s career in the art trade came to an end. Goupil dismissed him on 1 April 1876, officially because of an unannounced absence during the Christmas rush, but his none-too-friendly attitude toward clients must have also played a part.

Ten years later, after his travels had taken him to Ramsgate, Isleworth, Dordrecht, Amsterdam, Brussels, Drenthe, Nuenen and Antwerp, Vincent returned to Paris. By then, he had developed as an artist and sought to perfect his life drawing skills in the studio of artist Fernand Cormon. This time, Vincent lived with his brother Theo, a manager at Boussod, Valadon & Cie (the successor to Goupil & Cie). In Paris, Vincent acquainted himself with the work of the Impressionists, struck up friendships with artists such as John Peter Russell, Émile Bernard, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Paul Signac, organised exhibitions, advocated for the establishment of an artists’ association and began forming an art collection with his brother. His work changed significantly during this time; he began using lighter, brighter colours and experimenting with different painting techniques. Vincent enjoyed Paris at first, but he found urban life stressful, and after two years, he abandoned the city for sunny Arles in the south of France.

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View from Theo's apartment, 1887

View from Theo's apartment, 1887

Oil on canvas, 45,9 x 38,1 cm

Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Stichting)

View from the apartment in the Rue Lepic Paris, 1887

View from the apartment in the Rue Lepic Paris, 1887

Pencil, charcoal, pen and ink, on paper, 39,5 x 53,9 cm

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Stichting)

View of Paris from Vincent's room in the Rue Lepic, 1887

View of Paris from Vincent's room in the Rue Lepic, 1887

Oil on cardboard, 46 x 38,2 cm

Galerie Bruno Bischofberger, Zürich

Nude girl, seated, 1886

Nude girl, seated, 1886

Oil on canvas, 27,1 x 23,5 cm

Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Stichting)

Vincent van Gogh, Window in the Bataille Restaurant, 1887

Vincent van Gogh, Window in the Bataille Restaurant, 1887

Pen and ink, chalk on paper, 54 x 39,8 cm

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Stichting)

Restaurant De la Sirène te Asnières, 1887

Restaurant De la Sirène te Asnières, 1887

Pencil, chalk, on paper, 39,8 x 53,8 cm

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Stichting)

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    Georges Seurant, Models, 1886-1888

    Georges Seurant, Models, 1886-1888

    Oil on canvas, 200 x 249,9 cm

    The Barnes Foundation, Philiadelphia

    George Seurant, A sunday on La Grande Jatte la Grande Jatte, 1884, 1884/86

    George Seurant, A sunday on La Grande Jatte la Grande Jatte, 1884, 1884/86

    Oil on canvas, 207,5 x 308,1 cm

    Art Insitute Chicago (Helen Birch Barlett Memorial Collection, 1926.224)

    Jean-François Millet, Cliffs at Gréville, 1870-1871

    Jean-François Millet, Cliffs at Gréville, 1870-1871

    Pastel

    Kurashiki, Ohara Museum of Art

    Jean-François Millet, The view from the hills of Landemeer, 1867-1871

    Jean-François Millet, The view from the hills of Landemeer, 1867-1871

    Pastel

    Reims, Musée des Beaux-Arts

    Edouard Manet, Vase of peonies on a pedestal, 1864

    Edouard Manet, Vase of peonies on a pedestal, 1864

    Oil on canvas, 93,2 x 70,2 cm

    Musée d'Orsay, Parijs

    Eugène Delacroix, Christ Asleep during the Tempest, ca. 1853

    Eugène Delacroix, Christ Asleep during the Tempest, ca. 1853

    Oil on canvas, 50,8 x 61 cm

    The Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art, New York (H.O. Havemeyer Collection, legaat van Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 (29.100.131)

    Jules Breton, Evening,1860

    Jules Breton, Evening,1860

    Oil on canvas, 90 x 116 cm

    Musée d'Orsay, Parijs

    Jules Breton, Calling in the gleaners, 1859

    Jules Breton, Calling in the gleaners, 1859

    Oil on canvas, 90 x 176 cm

    Musée d'Orsay, Parijs

    Louis Cabat, The pond at Ville d'Avray, 1833

    Louis Cabat, The pond at Ville d'Avray, 1833

    Oil on canvas, 73 x 113 cm

    Musée du Louvre, Parijs

    Jean-François Millet, The church at Gréville, 1871-1874

    Jean-François Millet, The church at Gréville, 1871-1874

    Oil on canvas, 60 x 73,4 cm

    Musée d'Orsay, Parijs

    Jules Breton, The blessing of the wheat in Artois, 1857

    Jules Breton, The blessing of the wheat in Artois, 1857

    Oil on canvas, 128 x 318 cm

    Musée d'Orsay, Parijs

    Louis Cabat, Autumnal evening, 1852

    Louis Cabat, Autumnal evening, 1852

    Musée du Louvre, Parijs

    Circle of Rembrand, The Holy Family, ca. 1640

    Circle of Rembrand, The Holy Family, ca. 1640

    Oil on panel, 40,6 x 34 cm

    Musée du Louvre, Parijs

    Martinez, Angelus (after Millet), 1873

    Martinez, Angelus (after Millet), 1873

    Etching

    Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Stichting)

    Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, Portrait of a woman (Maria Contacuzène), 1883

    Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, Portrait of a woman (Maria Contacuzène), 1883

    Oil on canvas

    Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon

    Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, Portrait of a man (Eugène Benon), 1882

    Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, Portrait of a man (Eugène Benon), 1882

    Oil on canvas

    Private collection

    Charles Angrand, Feeding the chickens, 1884

    Charles Angrand, Feeding the chickens, 1884

    Oil on canvas, 53,8 x 65 cm

    Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen

    Albert Besnard, Prehistoric man, ca. 1887

    Albert Besnard, Prehistoric man, ca. 1887

    Private collection

    Albert Besnard, Modern man, ca. 1884-86

    Albert Besnard, Modern man, ca. 1884-86

    Musée départemental de l'Oise, Beauvais

    Paul Cézanne, The harvest, ca. 1877

    Paul Cézanne, The harvest, ca. 1877

    Private collection

    Camille Corot, Adam et Eve chassés du Paradis, 1855-56

    Camille Corot, Adam et Eve chassés du Paradis, 1855-56

    Fresco

    Église Saint-Nicolas-Saint-Marc, Ville d'Avray

    Camille Corot, Le Baptême du Christ, 1855-56

    Camille Corot, Le Baptême du Christ, 1855-56

    Fresco

    Église Saint-Nicolas-Saint-Marc, Ville d'Avray

    Camille Corot, Saint Jérome, 1837

    Camille Corot, Saint Jérome, 1837

    Oil on canvas

    Église Saint-Nicolas-Saint-Marc, Ville d'Avray

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