In the footsteps of Vincent Van Gogh across the Borinage

Vincent Van Gogh is a Dutch post-impressionist painter. Although fairly unknown during his lifetime, History remembers him today as one of the major figures in western Art. When he arrived in the Borinage, he was tasked as a preacher to evangelize the working class; it is there, however, that he decided to abandon his life as a preacher and become painter, in the years 1878 - 80. In this coal-mining region located at the south of Belgium, he experienced the hard living conditions of workers, local peasants and farmers. This was going to set the basis for the work he would do later and the legacy he would leave us.

Maison Van Gogh à Colfontaine

Maison Van Gogh, Rue Wilson 221, 7340 Colfontaine, Belgium

Maison du Marais - Vincent Van Gogh

Rue du Pavillon, 7033 Mons, Belgium

La Marcasse

Rue de Marcasse, 7340 Colfontaine, Belgium

Le salon du Bébé

Rue du Bois 257, 7340 Colfontaine, Belgium