The Last Days of Vincent van Gogh
What happened during the last days of Vincent van Gogh's life in Auvers-sur-Oise?
After his admission to the psyciatric institution in Saint-Rémy in May 1889, Vincent often mentions death in his letters and that he no longer saw a future ahead of him. His ambition and faith in his own health gradually starts to wane. Vincent is worried that 'the attacks' he suffered will return.
Conversely, his brother is bursting with ambition. Theo was married, had recently become a father and was planning on starting his own art dealership. Vincent was still completely financially dependent on Theo, and perhaps felt like a burden to his brother. Or perhaps he was worried that Theo would not be able to continue to send him sufficient funding in the future.
We’ll probably never know the exact reason for sure. A complex story underlies every suicide with various internal and external factors at play. It is never the result of a single event or circumstance, and this was no different with Vincent van Gogh.
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