Clarisse Gorokhoff was born in Paris in 1989. Graduated with a master’s degree in philosophy at the Sorbonne, she is the author of several novels. She also lived in Auvers-sur-Oise, where she co-wrote Iris on fire, Van Gogh's last love (Escale Editions, 2023), with Wouter van der Veen, international expert and founder of the Van [...]

In Auvers-sur-Oise, the figure of Dr. Gachet remains inseparable from the last days of Vincent van Gogh. A doctor, collector and art lover, he embodies the medical but also creative support that Vincent benefited from during this period. This course proposes to explore the relationship between the artist and his doctor, by crossing correspondence, [...]

The meeting between Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin in Arles is one of the most intense episodes in the history of modern art. Between admiration, tensions and ruptures, their cohabitation has profoundly marked their respective practices. This course looks back at this artistic and human dialogue, highlighting the cross-influences, the aesthetic differences and the [...]