 Auvers-sur-Oise
Thirty kilometres north west of Paris is the tranquil village
of Auvers-sur-Oise, situated in the valley of the river Oise.
The village attracted many impressionists including Pisarro
and Daubigny who were inspired by the scenery and surroundings
of Auvers. Van Gogh also went to live there in 1890 and spent
his last days in Auvers. It was there that he painted an amazing
seventy canvases in seventy days, including some of his greatest
works and it was there that the grief-stricken artist died at
the age of thirty-seven. In the village's small cemetery lies
the simple grave of Vincent Van Gogh.
The simplicity and rural charms of the village remain largely
unspoilt and it is an alluring place to visit. Many of the buildings
like the 12th-century church or the streets and squares were
painted by Van Gogh or by his contemporaries. The visitor can
also go into his lodgings in the Auberge Ravoux, the village
inn, or see the house of his patron, Dr. Gachet. The village
is still home to a budding artistic community. The French government
subsidises studios to keep Auvers and its countryside at the
very heart of modern artists' work.
Links
In French and English, an inspiring history of the village. There are also many references to the painters who stayed at Auvers.
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