Vincent van Gogh’s “Portrait of Dr. Gachet” sold for a then-record $82.5 million in 1990 to art collector Ryoei Saito. Nearly 30 years later, it has never been seen publicly again.

Near the end of his life, Dr. Gachet urged van Gogh to resume painting because through his art he would find ways of unburdening himself. by Michael Glover July 11, 2023 June 27, 2025.

Vincent Van Gogh, “Portrait of Dr. Gachet” (1890) is the first of two versions of the portrait and the one that went to auction in 1990. (image via Wikipedia) ...

Van Gogh noted to his youngest sister, Wilhelmina, "I have found a true friend in Dr. Gachet, something like another brother, so much do we resemble each other physically and also mentally." ...

Vincent van Gogh’s ‘Portrait of Dr Gachet’ (oil on canvas, 67cm × 56cm) is considered to be his most admired painting. The portrait has two valid versions, both painted in the same month ...

Van Gogh’s Portrait of Dr Gachet (June 1890) Image courtesy of Städel Museum, Frankfurt. Gachet’s son (1873-1962), also named Paul, later recalled how the etching had come about: “After an ...

That’s the premise of “Inventing Van Gogh,” the 2001 Steven Dietz drama billed by the play’s publisher as “hallucinatory.” ... and a cheeky quality to Dr. Gachet. ...

Van Gogh painted the portrait of his French physician in the summer of 1890. A few days later, he committed suicide. As Cynthia Saltzman recounts in meticulous detail, "Dr. Gachet" passed through ...