Posthumous fame of Vincent van Gogh of Vincent van Gogh's life in 1934 entitled "Lust for Life" that was largely based on the letters to Theo; this book and later the movie of the same name added to further the artist's fame. During his lifetime, Van Gogh contributed works of his own only on a few and minor occasions which mainly passed unnoted by critics and public. For example, in 1887, a display of Japanese woodcuts in the Restaurant "Au Tambourin", 62 Boulevard de Clichy, then run by Augustina Ségatori, for which Van Gogh probably interpreted three famous "ukiyo-e" prints by Keisai Eisen and Hiroshige. Towards
Van Gogh (1991 film) you the quotidian stuff in between. This is the story of an artist being human, carrying canvases out or lugging them back in – their famous images intentionally out of sight." Van Gogh (1991 film) Van Gogh is a 1991 French film written and directed by Maurice Pialat. It stars Jacques Dutronc in the role of Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, a role for which he won the 1992 César Award for Best Actor. Set in 1890, the film follows the last 67 days of Van Gogh's life and explores his relationships with his brother Theo, his physician Paul Gachet