07/29/2025
135 years ago today, Vincent van Gogh died of a gunshot wound in the village of Auvers-sur-Oise, France. He was 37 years old and still largely unknown. In the days that followed, his brother Theo wrote a quiet, prophetic line: “He will not be forgotten.”
He wasn’t then, and he isn’t now. Each year, more than 100,000 visitors make their way to Auvers to stand before the simple, ivy-covered grave where the two brothers are buried side by side. What draws them is not just the story of a life cut short, but the enduring presence of an artist whose vision remains urgent, intimate, and deeply human.
Van Gogh, once overlooked, now belongs to us all.
