Van Gogh: A Life in Places

Vincent Van Gogh lived a restless, itinerant life. He moved regularly, from his parents’ vicarage to the homes of peasants, from seaside Ramsgate and landmark locations in London to the heights of Montmartre, from the now—famous Yellow House in Arles to a hospital and then an asylum. In his final years, he wandered the fields and streets of Auvers, near Paris.

In each location, he painted. Though he had initially set out to be a portrait painter—and one with a religious mission—his travels ...