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September 2, 2010
DAILY PUBLIC TOUR

Living Arts of Africa

1 – 2 p.m.

Discover objects for daily use and regalia fit for a king from the diverse continent of Africa. Learn about masquerade and divination, as well as customs for settling disputes and initiating young men and women into the community.
Portrait of Dr. Gachet (Auvers-sur-Oise)
Title:Portrait of Dr. Gachet (Auvers-sur-Oise)
Artist:Vincent van Gogh
Date:May 15, 1890
Medium:Etching
Dimensions:7 x 5 3/8 in. (17.78 x 13.65 cm) (plate)
Creation Place:Europe, The Netherlands
Credit Line:Gift of Bruce B. Dayton, 1962
Accession Number:P.13,251
Location:Not on view
Vincent van Gogh did only one etching in his life: this portrait of his physician, Dr. Gachet. Van Gogh spent part of 1889 and 1890 at the Saint-Rémy asylum where he was under the care of Dr. Gachet, an amateur etcher who encouraged the artist to try the medium. Shorty after van Gogh completed this print, he left the asylum and committed suicide.