Portrait of Dr. Gachet

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Author: Vincent van Gogh
Portrait of Dr. Gachet. 1890

V roce 1890 vznikly dvě verze portrétu doktora Gacheta, který se o Vincenta van Gogha staral poslední měsíce jeho života. První verze, kterou jsem pro focení vybrala, je zatím nejdražším obrazem, který se kdy prodal ve veřejné aukci. V roce 1990 za 82,5 milionů dolarů. (!)

Vincent van Gogh's first impression of Gachet was unfavorable. Writing to Theo he remarked: "I think that we must not count on Dr. Gachet at all. First of all, he is sicker than I am, I think, or shall we say just as much, so that's that. Now when one blind man leads another blind man, don't they both fall into the ditch?" However, in a letter dated two days later to their sister Wilhelmina, he relayed, "I have found a true friend in Dr. Gachet, something like another brother, so much do we resemble each other physically and also mentally."