Historedia
Person

Émile Bernard

Events
2
Episodes
9
Years
1889–1890

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Émile Bernard, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Event of 1889: Vincent van Gogh paints The Starry Night at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.

    1889

    Role: Painter and Correspondent

    1. 8 May 1889 · Saint-Paul-de-Mausole, Saint-Rémy-de-ProvenceAsylum Admission

      Van Gogh voluntarily admitted himself to the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum on 8 May 1889 following a mental breakdown.

    2. June 1889 · Saint-Paul-de-Mausole, Saint-Rémy-de-ProvencePainting Creation

      Van Gogh painted The Starry Night in mid-June 1889, depicting the view from his asylum room window at Saint-Paul-de-Mausole.

    3. 16 June 1889 · Saint-Rémy-de-ProvenceLetter to Wil

      Van Gogh described the landscape in a letter to his sister Wil on 16 June 1889.

    4. July 1889 · Saint-Paul-de-Mausole, Saint-Rémy-de-ProvenceJuly Breakdown

      Van Gogh experienced a mental breakdown in July 1889, shortly after painting The Starry Night.

    5. 28 September 1889 · ParisSending to Theo

      Van Gogh sent The Starry Night to Theo in Paris on 28 September 1889.

    6. Late November 1889 · Saint-Rémy-de-ProvenceLetter to Bernard

      Van Gogh referred to the painting as a failure in a letter to Émile Bernard in late November 1889.

  2. Death of Vincent van Gogh at Auvers-sur-Oise

    1890

    Role: Artist

    1. 27 July 1890 · Auvers-sur-OiseShooting

      Van Gogh shot himself in the chest with a revolver on 27 July 1890, aged 37, due to a depressive episode.

    2. 29 July 1890 · Auberge RavouxDeath

      Van Gogh died in the early morning of 29 July 1890 in his room at the Auberge Ravoux.

    3. 30 July 1890 · Auvers-sur-OiseFuneral

      The funeral was held in the afternoon of 30 July 1890, as detailed by Émile Bernard's letter to Albert Aurier.

Sources

  1. The Starry Night Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06
  2. Death of Vincent van Gogh Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-22