Marguerite Gachet

Marguerite Gachet (21 June 1869 – 8 November 1949) was a French woman who was painted by Vincent van Gogh in two paintings.

Life Gachet was born in 1869 to Paul Gachet and his wife. Her younger brother was born at the family's new home in Auvers-sur-Oise. She met Van Gogh when she was nineteen. The date of Van Gogh's painting of her is certain as one of Van Gogh's frequent letters to his brother, Theo, details the painting. Vincent describes the cypresses and flowers in Dr Gachet's garden and the "white figure" he included.

The paintings appeared in catalogues in 1928, but they were owned privately.

Gachet never married and died in 1949. She was buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery. The pictures of her, along with many other valuable family paintings, were given to a museum.

In popular works In the 2017 filmi Loving Vincent, Gauchet is played by Saoirse Ronan. The film depicts Gauchet as an object of Van Goghs affection who withdrew from any relationship, even a friendly one, at the request of her father to allow the genius to create masterpieces. In the film, she also places flowers on Van Goghs grave daily.