In which museum in Paris is Van Gogh's 'Portrait of Dr. Gachet' located?
Answer
Musée d'Orsay
Answer
Musée d'Orsay
The Musée d’Orsay in Paris holds Van Gogh’s *Portrait of Dr. Gachet*.
Van Gogh painted the portrait in June 1890 in Auvers-sur-Oise, during the final weeks of his life. Its subject, Dr. Paul Gachet, was a physician and amateur artist who cared for Van Gogh after the painter left the asylum at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. Gachet appears seated at a table, leaning his head on one hand, with two yellow books and a purple foxglove plant in front of him.
There are two authenticated painted versions of the portrait, which is the main source of possible confusion. The first version entered a private collection and famously sold at auction in 1990 for $82.5 million; its present whereabouts are not publicly established. The second version, formerly owned by Dr. Gachet, was bequeathed to France by his heirs and is the one displayed at the Musée d’Orsay.
The museum’s painting is therefore correctly identified, but the answer refers specifically to the second version. It should not be confused with Van Gogh’s separate etching of Dr. Gachet, which shows a different pose.
Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026