The Musée d’Orsay is devoting an exhibition to the great Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh (1853 – 1890), and more particularly to his incredible lucidity, even when society thought he was nothing but insane. Based on a text written by the French poet Antonin Artaud (1896 – 1948), “Le Suicidé de la société” (The Man Suicided by Society), this retrospective comprises around thirty paintings, a selection of Van Gogh’s drawings and letters, as well as some graphic works by the poet, who was also illustrator. Each one of these creations shows how much Van Gogh’s lucidity was disturbing ordinary people, who drove him to commit suicide.

Exhibition: “Van Gogh / Artaud. The Man Suicided by Society”, from March 11th to July 6th 2014.
Open from Tuesday to Sunday, 9:30am – 6pm.
Late night on Thursdays, until 9:45pm.
Closed on Mondays.
Full rate: €11 / Concession: €8.50 (for 18-25 year olds who are not citizens or long-term residents of an EU member state, for everyone from 4.30pm – except on Thursday evenings, from 6pm).
Free for under 18 year olds, and for everyone on first Sunday of the month.

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), Self-portrait, 1887
Oil on canvas, 44 x 35,5 cm Paris, musée d’Orsay – ©Photo RMN – Gérard Blot

Musée d’Orsay
1, rue de la Légion d’Honneur
75007 Paris
France
Tel: +33 (0)1 40 49 48 14
Metro: Musée d’Orsay (RER C) or Solférino (line 12).

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