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
Portraits by Vincent van Gogh commission). Dr. Gachet was also an artist of the Impressionist era. He was an amateur painter and engraver. Vincent van Gogh went to the doctor for medical care. Van Gogh saw himself in the doctor; like himself, he saw in Dr. Gachet “the heart-broken expression of our time.” Similar to many of van Gogh's portraits, the painting is a study not of the physical features of the man, but of the inner qualities of the doctor's personality. The portrait of Dr. Gachet notes all the tiniest details of his appearance and depicts them in the way that van Gogh sees