Did he visit a Brothel? / myLot

India

September 10, 2025 8:11pm CST

This painting of a brothel is by Vincent Van Gogh a famous painter of those times and continues to be recognised Did he visit a brothel? How else would he know what goes on in there? He surely exposed his private life to the world it seems to me Wikipedia says: Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade, he created approximately 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of them in the last two years of his life.

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rsa101

@rsa101 (40191)

• Philippines

11 Sep

Van Gogh did, in fact, spend time in brothels. Historical accounts say that during his years in places like Paris and Arles, he often visited them, sometimes for companionship and sometimes just to find subjects to paint. He wasn’t shy about exposing the raw and sometimes darker sides of life in his art. That’s probably why his work feels so real—he painted not just what was “beautiful,” but what he actually lived and saw. It makes sense that a brothel scene would come from firsthand experience. In a way, it’s less about him revealing his private life, and more about his commitment to honesty in art. He really didn’t hide behind convention.

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rsa101

@rsa101 (40191)

• Philippines

11 Sep

@allknowing It still exists today, though not as taboo as it was back then. I suppose he wouldn’t have been able to create that painting if he hadn’t been there. I believe the man in the painting is him.

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@allknowing (153476)

• India

11 Sep

@rsa101 There were no selfies in those days