Posthumous fame of Vincent van Gogh day it was painted because he described it in a letter to his brother, Theo, and said he painted it the previous day July 4, 1888. Various aspects of van Gogh's life have been portrayed in several film features including "Lust for Life" (1956) with Kirk Douglas in the title role, "Vincent" (1987), "Vincent & Theo" (1990), "Vincent and Me" (1990), "Dreams" (1990), and "Van Gogh" (1991). "Dreams" was directed by Akira Kurosawa and featured Martin Scorsese in a vignette portraying van Gogh during his last year while painting wheat fields. "At Eternity's Gate" (2018) is an upcoming drama film
Still life paintings by Vincent van Gogh (Paris) traveled to Paris to explore emerging artistic movements under the guidance and continued support of his brother Theo van Gogh, an art dealer. Surprised that Vincent had come to Paris unannounced, and in opposition to their conversations about timing of his arrival, Vincent stayed in Theo's apartment on Rue Laval until a larger apartment could be acquired. For four months, Van Gogh studied with Fernand Cormon, painting plaster casts, live nude models and props available at Cormon's studio. Cormon also encouraged open-air painting. There me met Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Émile Bernard, and Louis Anquetin. Through Theo and artistic social circles