Presented at the Musée d’Orsay, “Van Gogh à Auvers-sur-Oise” is the first major exhibition devoted to the work of Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) during the final yet crucial stage of his life. With nearly 800,000 visitors, this is the highest attendance for an exhibition since the museum opened in 1986. It brings together some fifty paintings and over thirty drawings produced during the last two months spent at Auvers-sur-Oise, a period of fearless creativity that led to his dramatic suicide. The painter’s œuvre during this brief phase marks an artistic renewal with its own style and development, resulting in some of his greatest masterpieces.

The exhibition’s identity takes inspiration from classical compositions and the typographic style of Van Gogh’s era. Text is set in a modern interpretation of a 19th-century serif font. Magnified reproductions of the inhabitants and village of Auvers in the late 1890s take us back to the time of Van Gogh’s stay, offering an immersive historical context through the rooms. A small exhibition guide traces the artist’s journey and his various places of residence across Europe.