Paul Gauguin (1848-1903): Van Gogh Painting Sunflowers, 1888 (Oil on jute, Van Gogh Museum) - Gauguin moved in with Van Gogh at the Yellow House in Arles in late October 1888... Van Gogh’s first impression on seeing the painting was that Gauguin had depicted him as a madman… He later softened his view. „My face has lit up after all a lot since, but it was indeed me, extremely tired and charged with electricity as I was then.”