Monthly Archives: June 2018

A cemetery serendipity. Theo van Gogh died on 25 January 1891 – a mere six months after his beloved brother. Theo’s official cause of death was listed as “dementia paralytica caused by heredity, chronic disease, overwork, sadness.” It’s commonly believed that …

Making a case against Van Gogh’s suicide. In the early part of July 1890 Vincent was seemingly in good health. No one reported any breakdowns, he wasn’t writing about madness, and he was painting a lot. However, Theo, who knew …

One advantage of taking a river cruise (or any cruise for that matter) is that for the duration of the trip, you unpack your bags once. You can go to sleep in one place and awake in another. Thus it …

Somewhere there’s music. After spending the morning in the Musée d’Orsay, Pat and I settled in for lunch in the museum’s Café Compana – an Art Nouveau inspired space that serves generally light fare – soups, salads, pasta, and such. …

Caillebotte, but didn’t sell. By now you’re probably wondering what all of this has to do with Gustave Caillebotte and the seven artists I listed at the beginning of this series of posts. And you might have looked at his …