Portrait of Dr. Gachet ☶ Van Gogh ☰ Canvas Add a Float Frame:Espresso depicted on the right

depicted on the right

When he was asked what had prompted him to become an artist

The wild snakes lend an ear

Here she is surrounded by vibrant colors

After a prolonged conflict

Portrait of Dr. Gachet ☶ Van Gogh ☰ Canvas Add a Float Frame:Espresso depicted on the rightPortrait of Dr. Gachet (1890) by Vincent van Gogh depicts Dr. Paul Gachet, a homeopathic doctor with whom he resided following his time in the asylum at Saint Rmy de Provence. Gachet took care of him during the final months of his life. Van Gogh produced more than seventy paintings during his stay, including two portraits of Gachet. Gachet is depicted resting his head against his hand, elbow on a table with two books and the medicinal herb foxglove.