Van Gogh - the Provençal Dutchman

Vincent Van Gogh was a mystic. Having lived among the Dutch miners, he left for Paris before subsequently setting up home in Arles in Provence where his search for God and the ideal became confused with his artistic quest. His companion Gauguin, having painted Les Alyscamps, left for distant lands. The two artists were completely taken up with their lives and their art. Only Cézanne, native of the town, stayed in Aix. What remains of Van Gogh in Arles and Saint Rémy where he painted most of his masterpieces? His paintings, which are today worth astronomical sums, travel the world from one collector to another, now part of the heritage of mankind. Vincent Van Gogh was a link between Provence and the rest of the world.