Why it matters
From the fourth-floor apartment he shared with Theo in Montmartre, Van Gogh painted the rooftops of Paris stretching into the distance. His two years in Paris were the most prolific of his life.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1887.
- Van Gogh made about 230 paintings in Paris.
- He wrote: 'the French air clears up the brain and does one good'.
Based on the Wikipedia article View of Paris from Vincent's Room in the Rue Lepic (CC BY-SA 4.0).
