Stephanie Brown58. Around the buvetteTheo van Gogh to his brother Vincent, Paris, February 9, 1890: De Haan sent me a painting to dispatch to his brother. One can see that...
Stephanie Brown53. Two men walk into a barA friend opened a bakery-café about 10 years ago in my hometown. She leased a downtown store front, bought a second hand professional...
Stephanie Brown52. LéaWe do know one thing that Marie Henry did while the Buvette de la Plage was under construction: she got pregnant. In May or June 1888,...
Stephanie Brown51. On the beach roadA ferry crossing the Laita River at Le Pouldu, early 1900s, Archives Finistère The chemin des Grands Sables still runs along the coast;...
Stephanie Brown49. In Le PoulduLe Pouldu was where the roads came to an end. The Laita river bounded it on one side; the ocean on another. It was known for its sand...
Stephanie Brown48. What the archives tell usMarie Henry was born in the provincial town of Moëlan, in the region of Pont-Aven, the administrative district of Quimperlé, in the...
Stephanie Brown47. La rentréeI check the website of the Musée de Pont-Aven every month or so, hoping that a miracle will have transpired and their archives will...
Stephanie Brown34. Behind the curtainI learned something last Thursday that merits an interruption. Vincent will continue to be sad and desperate, and Gauguin will continue...
Stephanie Brown27. TransformationsRespected French art dealer Joseph Allard bought two Gauguin still lifes on April 14, 1923 for just over 9,000 francs total. Allard had