Vincent van Gogh Painting Sunflowers  1888

Paul Gauguin moved in with Van Gogh at the Yellow House in Arles in late October 1888. Within a few weeks, however, their relationship began to sour. Gauguin wrote to Bernard: ‘[i]In general, Vincent and I see eye to eye on very little, especially on painting[/i].’ One recurring argument was whether it was best to paint after nature or from the imagination. Van Gogh mostly...