After Vincent's Death
As the appreciation for Vincent's art increased his fame was rising. Read more about the role that Theo's wife Jo played in this and how the Van Gogh Museum was founded in 1973.
1890
Vincent spent the final months of his life in Auvers-sur-Oise: an artists' village near Paris. He made new friends and he threw himself into painting. Yet after a visit to Theo, Vincent grew very concerned about his financial future. This uncertainty became too much to bear on top of his problems with his mental health. Vincent ended his life in July 1890.