| Maison Van Gogh | |
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| General information | |
| Address | Rue du Pavillon, 3 7033 Cuesmes |
| Country | Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°26′29″N3°55′31″E / 50.44139°N 3.92528°E |
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| http://en.maisonvangogh.mons.be/ | |
Maison Van Gogh (or Van Gogh House) is a museum in the village of Cuesmes, near Mons in Belgium. Vincent van Gogh lived here from 1879 to 1880.
Cuesmes is in the Borinage, at that time a coal-mining area; Vincent van Gogh came here in 1879 as a layman preacher. He became concerned about the lives of the miners, and went down into the mines. The Belgian Union of Protestant Churches, dissatisfied with this involvement, dismissed him after six months, but he continued without pay. [1] [2]
During this period, from 1879 to 1880, he stayed in the annexe of a house in Cuesmes occupied by a miner named Decrucq and his family. From there he wrote to his brother Theo that he was considering what purpose he could give to his life; inspired by the lives of the miners, he started to produce drawings. From 1880, he started painting in earnest. [1] [2]
The house where he lived in Cuesmes is a small museum dedicated to the memory of the great painter. A scenographic tour follows the painter along the roads of his turbulent life. Reproductions of his abundant correspondence give an idea of his activities during his stay in the Borinage. The painter's original drawing Les Bêcheurs (after Millet), sketched in 1880, is also on display.
The museum is open to visitors from Tuesday to Saturday. Address: 3 rue du pavillon, B-7033 Cuesmes (Mons), Belgium.
The Maison van Gogh is associated with the van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
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Peasant Character Studies is a series of works that Vincent van Gogh made between 1881 and 1885.
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