Auvers-sur-Oise. Auvers-sur-Oise is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France.
It is located 27.2 km from the centre of Paris. It is associated with several famous artists, the most prominent being Vincent van Gogh.
During the 19th century, a number of painters lived and worked in Auvers-sur-Oise, including Paul Cézanne, Charles-François Daubigny, Camille Pissarro, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Norbert Goeneutte, and Vincent van Gogh. Daubigny's house is now a museum where one can see paintings by the artist, his family, and friends, such as Honoré Daumier, as well as rooms decorated in period style.
Along the river walk from Auvers toward Pontoise are a number of views which figured in the paintings of Pissarro. During the 20th century artists continued to frequent Auvers, including Henri Rousseau, Otto Freundlich and Pierre Daboval.
The COBRA artist Corneille spent his last years in the village and is buried a few metres from Vincent van Gogh. On 1 August 1948, 17% of the territory of Auvers-sur-Oise was detached and became the commune of Butry-sur-Oise. Vincent van Gogh Dr. Paul Gachet lived in Auvers-sur-Oise. He was acquainted with the avant-garde artists of the time. Through this connection, Vincent van Gogh moved to Auvers to be treated by him, though he considered the doctor to be in a worse state than himself. Gachet befriended Van Gogh and was the subject of two portraits,