But the historian that I strive to be is also interested – and sometimes more so – in the general context in which Van Gogh created his masterpieces.<\/p>\n
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A selective ephemeris about Vincent van Gogh’s stay in Auvers-sur-Oise (May 1890 – July 1890)<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nNota bene : the choice presented here is a selection of events that occurred in Vincent van Gogh’s entourage, as well as a cross section of international, national and local news. The events selected shed light on the historical context of Vincent van Gogh’s stay in Auvers-sur-Oise.<\/em><\/p>\nThursday, January 30th<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nThe business office of notary Pichard, in Pontoise, registers the sale of the Caf\u00e9 de la Mairie business (wine merchant and tobacco shop) by Mr. and Mrs. Levert, living in Auvers-sur-Oise, to the couple Ravoux-Touillet, living in Menucourt. The commencement of the business was fixed at the first of February 1890.(Le Progr\u00e8s de Seine-et-Oise<\/em>, n\u00b0274, February 1, 1890)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\")
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Wednesday, March 26th<\/strong><\/p>\nA bill was introduced in the Chamber of Deputies to regulate the use of imported raisins in the manufacture of wine. The law will guarantee the French people, especially the workers, healthy and fortifying wine (Le Cri du Peuple<\/em>, March 27, 1890)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Tuesday, April 15th<\/strong><\/p>\nL’Intransigeant<\/em> published a brief article criticizing the “scandalous” malfunctions of the Paris telephone service. The fastest communications are given after fifteen to twenty minutes of waiting.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Thursday, May 15th<\/strong><\/p>\nIn L’Intransigeant<\/em>, Edmond Jacques writes that the most important work in the Palais des Beaux-Arts, in the Salon du Champ de Mars, is Inter artes et naturam<\/em>, by Puvis de Chavannes. “Poetry, here it is. We bathe in it. One would like to drown in it.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Tuesday, May 20th<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Correctional Court of Pontoise, on which Auvers-sur-Oise depended, handed down 25 prison sentences for various offenses: vagrancy, begging, theft of rabbits and asparagus, assault and battery, deception, swindling, adultery, drunkenness, breaking a fence, carrying a prohibited weapon (a sword cane) and contempt of officers.<\/p>\n
Monday, May 26th<\/strong><\/p>\nFormer Chancellor Otto von Bismarck told the French press that “the situation in Europe is perfect.” “Germany will never attack France.” (L’Avenir de Pontoise<\/em>, number 22, June 1, 1890)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Saturday, May 31st<\/strong><\/p>\nThe opening date of the fishery is published: Monday, June 16. As an exception, anglers will not be ticketed on Sunday, June 15.<\/p>\n
Tuesday June 3rd<\/strong><\/p>\nIn Vaur\u00e9al, 17 kilometers from Auvers-sur-Oise, Narcisse Hupp\u00e9, a 58-year-old bachelor, was found hanged in his barn. The Regional of Beaumont-sur-Oise<\/em> of June 5, 1890 wrote: “This man, who had already been locked up in a nursing home, was not completely cured. We can therefore attribute his suicide to an attack of madness.”<\/p>\nSunday June 8 – Monday June 9<\/strong><\/p>\nFestival in the hamlet of Butry, in the commune of Auvers-sur-Oise, with a concert by the brass band, games and a ball.<\/p>\n
Tuesday June 17th<\/strong><\/p>\nAt ten o’clock and seven minutes in the morning a partial eclipse of the sun takes place, which takes the shape of a crescent.<\/p>\n
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Wednesday June 25th<\/strong><\/p>\nThe body of an inhabitant of Ermont (a town near Auvers-sur-Oise), was found near a copse. After investigation, it appears that the unfortunate man committed suicide with a revolver, by shooting himself twice in the heart area (Le Progr\u00e8s-de-Seine-et-Oise<\/em>, number 295, June 28, 1890)<\/p>\nSunday, June 29th<\/strong><\/p>\nFather Tessier, parish priest of Auvers-sur-Oise, organized an exceptional mass, with music, on the occasion of a subscription intended for the acquisition of a second bell for his church (L’Avenir de Pontoise,<\/em> N\u00b0 27, 6 July 1890)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Monday, July 7th<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Chamber of Deputies discussed a bill to limit the number of working hours in the week for women and children in factories, as well as the introduction of a weekly day of absolute rest.<\/p>\n
Monday, July 7th<\/strong><\/p>\nIn Auvers-sur-Oise, the two and a half year old Charlotte Fayolle fell into a pot of boiling water intended for cooking blood sausage. She died the following day from her injuries.<\/p>\n
Tuesday, July 1st to Tuesday, July 8th<\/strong><\/p>\nA total of 14 homeless individuals were sentenced to various penalties by the court of Pontoise, for vagrancy, beating, theft of wicker, contempt for a fisheries warden, drunkenness, violence against a rural constable, abusive and nocturnal disturbance, begging, rebellion, breaking a fence, breach of trust and theft of artichokes.<\/p>\n
Thursday, July 10th<\/strong><\/p>\nL’\u00c9cho Pontoisien<\/em> (N\u00b028) publishes the epilogue of its serial L’Auberge de la mort<\/em>. The story concludes with the tragic double suicide of Lucien and Marceline, who shoot themselves in the heart<\/p>\nTuesday, July 15th<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Chamber of Deputies passed a law allowing the monuments installed for the 1889 World’s Fair to remain on the Champ de Mars.<\/p>\n
Thursday, July 24th<\/strong><\/p>\nDoctor Joseph Jean-Baptiste Mazery’s thesis defense in Paris (Annuaire de Seine-et-Oise 1891<\/em>).<\/p>\nFriday 25th July – Saturday 26th July<\/strong><\/p>\nInstallation of Joseph Jean-Baptiste Mazery in Auvers-sur-Oise. Van Gogh’s suicide attempt on Sunday, July 27th will motivate his first emergency intervention.<\/p>\n
Wednesday, July 30th<\/strong><\/p>\nLe Figaro<\/em> reports the vote of the Belgian Chamber of Deputies, granting the Independent State of Congo, personal property of King Leopold II, a loan of 25 million gold francs to continue the colonial work. In the agreement, it is foreseen that the Independent State of the Congo will revert to Belgium in case of non-repayment, or upon the death of the sovereign, who would then generously renounce any compensation for the sacrifices he had made.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Saturday<\/strong>, August 2nd<\/strong><\/p>\nLe Petit Parisien<\/em> The Petit Parisien publishes the following news item: “A painter named Willem-Vincent Van Gogh, thirty-seven years old, a Dutch subject, boarder of Mr. Ravoux’s in Auvers, after having gone out for a walk, returned to his room all defeated and declared that, tired of life, he had tried to commit suicide. The innkeeper immediately called a doctor, who found that the man had a wound below the left breast; he hastened to treat the wound, which had been produced by a gunshot, but, despite all the care given, this man, who appeared to be suffering from a mental illness, died yesterday as a result of his injury.”<\/p>\n<\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” column_structure=”1_2,1_2″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/arthenon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image.jpeg” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”1_2″][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/arthenon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Le-Petit-Parisien-VG.png” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text=”Le Petit Parisien VG” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Nota bene : the choice presented here is a selection of events that occurred in Vincent van Gogh’s entourage, as well as a cross section of international, national and local news. The events selected shed light on the historical context of Vincent van Gogh’s stay in Auvers-sur-Oise.<\/em><\/p>\n Thursday, January 30th<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The business office of notary Pichard, in Pontoise, registers the sale of the Caf\u00e9 de la Mairie business (wine merchant and tobacco shop) by Mr. and Mrs. Levert, living in Auvers-sur-Oise, to the couple Ravoux-Touillet, living in Menucourt. The commencement of the business was fixed at the first of February 1890.(Le Progr\u00e8s de Seine-et-Oise<\/em>, n\u00b0274, February 1, 1890)<\/p>\n Wednesday, March 26th<\/strong><\/p>\n A bill was introduced in the Chamber of Deputies to regulate the use of imported raisins in the manufacture of wine. The law will guarantee the French people, especially the workers, healthy and fortifying wine (Le Cri du Peuple<\/em>, March 27, 1890)<\/p>\n Tuesday, April 15th<\/strong><\/p>\n L’Intransigeant<\/em> published a brief article criticizing the “scandalous” malfunctions of the Paris telephone service. The fastest communications are given after fifteen to twenty minutes of waiting.<\/p>\n Thursday, May 15th<\/strong><\/p>\n In L’Intransigeant<\/em>, Edmond Jacques writes that the most important work in the Palais des Beaux-Arts, in the Salon du Champ de Mars, is Inter artes et naturam<\/em>, by Puvis de Chavannes. “Poetry, here it is. We bathe in it. One would like to drown in it.”<\/p>\n Tuesday, May 20th<\/strong><\/p>\n The Correctional Court of Pontoise, on which Auvers-sur-Oise depended, handed down 25 prison sentences for various offenses: vagrancy, begging, theft of rabbits and asparagus, assault and battery, deception, swindling, adultery, drunkenness, breaking a fence, carrying a prohibited weapon (a sword cane) and contempt of officers.<\/p>\n Monday, May 26th<\/strong><\/p>\n Former Chancellor Otto von Bismarck told the French press that “the situation in Europe is perfect.” “Germany will never attack France.” (L’Avenir de Pontoise<\/em>, number 22, June 1, 1890)<\/p>\n Saturday, May 31st<\/strong><\/p>\n The opening date of the fishery is published: Monday, June 16. As an exception, anglers will not be ticketed on Sunday, June 15.<\/p>\n Tuesday June 3rd<\/strong><\/p>\n In Vaur\u00e9al, 17 kilometers from Auvers-sur-Oise, Narcisse Hupp\u00e9, a 58-year-old bachelor, was found hanged in his barn. The Regional of Beaumont-sur-Oise<\/em> of June 5, 1890 wrote: “This man, who had already been locked up in a nursing home, was not completely cured. We can therefore attribute his suicide to an attack of madness.”<\/p>\n Sunday June 8 – Monday June 9<\/strong><\/p>\n Festival in the hamlet of Butry, in the commune of Auvers-sur-Oise, with a concert by the brass band, games and a ball.<\/p>\n Tuesday June 17th<\/strong><\/p>\n At ten o’clock and seven minutes in the morning a partial eclipse of the sun takes place, which takes the shape of a crescent.<\/p>\n Wednesday June 25th<\/strong><\/p>\n The body of an inhabitant of Ermont (a town near Auvers-sur-Oise), was found near a copse. After investigation, it appears that the unfortunate man committed suicide with a revolver, by shooting himself twice in the heart area (Le Progr\u00e8s-de-Seine-et-Oise<\/em>, number 295, June 28, 1890)<\/p>\n Sunday, June 29th<\/strong><\/p>\n Father Tessier, parish priest of Auvers-sur-Oise, organized an exceptional mass, with music, on the occasion of a subscription intended for the acquisition of a second bell for his church (L’Avenir de Pontoise,<\/em> N\u00b0 27, 6 July 1890)<\/p>\n Monday, July 7th<\/strong><\/p>\n The Chamber of Deputies discussed a bill to limit the number of working hours in the week for women and children in factories, as well as the introduction of a weekly day of absolute rest.<\/p>\n Monday, July 7th<\/strong><\/p>\n In Auvers-sur-Oise, the two and a half year old Charlotte Fayolle fell into a pot of boiling water intended for cooking blood sausage. She died the following day from her injuries.<\/p>\n Tuesday, July 1st to Tuesday, July 8th<\/strong><\/p>\n A total of 14 homeless individuals were sentenced to various penalties by the court of Pontoise, for vagrancy, beating, theft of wicker, contempt for a fisheries warden, drunkenness, violence against a rural constable, abusive and nocturnal disturbance, begging, rebellion, breaking a fence, breach of trust and theft of artichokes.<\/p>\n Thursday, July 10th<\/strong><\/p>\n L’\u00c9cho Pontoisien<\/em> (N\u00b028) publishes the epilogue of its serial L’Auberge de la mort<\/em>. The story concludes with the tragic double suicide of Lucien and Marceline, who shoot themselves in the heart<\/p>\n Tuesday, July 15th<\/strong><\/p>\n The Chamber of Deputies passed a law allowing the monuments installed for the 1889 World’s Fair to remain on the Champ de Mars. Thursday, July 24th<\/strong><\/p>\n Doctor Joseph Jean-Baptiste Mazery’s thesis defense in Paris (Annuaire de Seine-et-Oise 1891<\/em>).<\/p>\n Friday 25th July – Saturday 26th July<\/strong><\/p>\n Installation of Joseph Jean-Baptiste Mazery in Auvers-sur-Oise. Van Gogh’s suicide attempt on Sunday, July 27th will motivate his first emergency intervention.<\/p>\n Wednesday, July 30th<\/strong><\/p>\n Le Figaro<\/em> reports the vote of the Belgian Chamber of Deputies, granting the Independent State of Congo, personal property of King Leopold II, a loan of 25 million gold francs to continue the colonial work. In the agreement, it is foreseen that the Independent State of the Congo will revert to Belgium in case of non-repayment, or upon the death of the sovereign, who would then generously renounce any compensation for the sacrifices he had made.<\/p>\n Saturday<\/strong>, August 2nd<\/strong><\/p>\n Le Petit Parisien<\/em> The Petit Parisien publishes the following news item: “A painter named Willem-Vincent Van Gogh, thirty-seven years old, a Dutch subject, boarder of Mr. Ravoux’s in Auvers, after having gone out for a walk, returned to his room all defeated and declared that, tired of life, he had tried to commit suicide. The innkeeper immediately called a doctor, who found that the man had a wound below the left breast; he hastened to treat the wound, which had been produced by a gunshot, but, despite all the care given, this man, who appeared to be suffering from a mental illness, died yesterday as a result of his injury.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” column_structure=”1_2,1_2″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/arthenon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image.jpeg” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”1_2″][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/arthenon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Le-Petit-Parisien-VG.png” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text=”Le Petit Parisien VG” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Naturally, Van Gogh’s stay in Auvers-sur-Oise, from May to July 1890, is always centered on Van Gogh. 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