Dr. Paul Ferdinand Gachet, van Goghs late physician, a disciple of Hahnemann?

Gachet's portrait by van Gogh is famous not only as one of the most important impressionistic portraits, but also because it was at the time the most expensive piece of art when it was sold in New York 1990 for 82.5 million Dollar. Paul Ferdinand Gachet (1828-1909) who worked in Paris for 50 years specialized in mental diseases of women and children, was art amateur and friend of many impressionists among them Pissaro who recommended van Gogh to him. While Gachet followed a diverse range of medical pathways, such as electrotheraphy, phytotherapy and many others he obviously possessed a distinct knowledge of home…