La Mousmé ☷ Van Gogh ☴ Canvas Add a float frame:Silver This painting is commonly mistaken

This painting is commonly mistaken to be his last

while his public persona was combative

Death may claim one from life

best known as Whistler's Mother

La Mousmé ☷ Van Gogh ☴ Canvas Add a float frame:Silver This painting is commonly mistakenLa Mousm (1888), also known as La Mousm, Sitting in a Cane Chair, Half Figure with a branch of oleander, by Vincent van Gogh was inspired by his fascination with Japan and the woodblock prints he collected. He imagined Japan as a land of bright light and color contrasted to the dark, crowded cities of Europe. The title of this portrait comes from a popular French novel about Japan, Pierre Loti's Madame Chrysanthme, where the "mousm" is an innocent and