Dr Gachet Sitting at a Table, Auvers-sur-Oise 1890 - Vincent Van Gogh

Dr Paul (iachet was a physician and amateur painter, a friend of Monticelli and a collector of works by Cezanne, Pissarro and Renoir. Pissarro suggested to Theo, Van Gogh's brother, that the doctor keep an eye on Van Gogh while he lived near Paris so that Theo could visit him more easily. The doctor was obliging and encouraged Van Gogh in his work. Van Gogh felt he had found a true friend in Gachet.