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Van Gogh rents the Yellow House in Arles in 1888 as a planned Studio of the South

In 1888 Van Gogh rented the Yellow House in Arles as a planned Studio of the South. In the causal graph this event strengthens Social Cohesion, a driver that strengthens Having a say in government — an improving welfare path.

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In 1888 Van Gogh rented the Yellow House in Arles as a planned Studio of the South. The instrument is that rental-and-plan, not a later reconstruction as a souvenir. Vincent van Gogh's documented role is: He rented the house to found a shared studio. Gauguin later came. The 1889 petition is a different row.

Context

Theo paid. Gauguin's arrival is later in the year. Sharing the rent with Theo is required. The setting of Van Gogh rents the Yellow House in Arles in 1888 as a planned Studio of the South is the public file around 1888-05-01. Driver social-cohesion is attached because the significance names a mechanism from this act, not because a standing list needed coverage.

Shared responsibility is part of Van Gogh rents the Yellow House in Arles in 1888 as a planned Studio of the South. Naming Vincent van Gogh does not delete co-authors, institutions, or later transmitters. The lag from 1888-05-01 to any measured indicator is not treated as zero. Alternative explanations — weather, other armies, later statutes, or independent cultural change — remain live where the sources do not close them.

Why it matters

Improving path from Van Gogh rents the Yellow House in Arles in 1888 as a planned Studio of the South on 1888-05-01. A planned shared studio is a cohesion path. The welfare reading on this path is improving.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Vincent van Gogh

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.4 · verified

    He rented the house to found a shared studio. Gauguin later came. The 1889 petition is a different row.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactVan Gogh rents the Yellow House in Arles in 1888 as a planned Studio of the South
    2. strengthensDriverSocial Cohesion
    3. strengthensIndicators (2)Having a say in government
    Improving path

    impact weight 0.35 · Effect from 1 May 1888 · verified

    A planned shared studio is a cohesion path.

    • Having a say in government

      via Social Cohesion

      Better

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.16 (weight 0.35 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Rule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score

      via Social Cohesion

      Better

      Weakens · Relationship strength 0.16 (weight 0.35 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      43.9 Score · 43.9 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      26 readings, 1996–2024: rose from 43 Score to 43.9 Score.

      Normal is zero · any amount = worse

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Britannica — Vincent van Gogh, Goupil neighbourhoodEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Van Gogh Museum — Vincent's life chronologyVan Gogh Museum · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Official locator: Van Gogh Museum — Arles and the Yellow House at https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/art-and-stories/vincents-life-1853-1890 (opens in a new tab) (Van Gogh Museum). Independent locator: Britannica — Vincent van Gogh, Arles at https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vincent-van-Gogh (opens in a new tab) (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Official carrier: Van Gogh Museum — Arles and the Yellow House (https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/art-and-stories/vincents-life-1853-1890 (opens in a new tab); Van Gogh Museum). Independent carrier: Britannica — Vincent van Gogh, Arles (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vincent-van-Gogh (opens in a new tab); Encyclopaedia Britannica).

Established: a sourced public record of Van Gogh rents the Yellow House in Arles in 1888 as a planned Studio of the South under 1888-05-01 for Vincent van Gogh. Established: a sourced public record of Van Gogh rents the Yellow House in Arles in 1888 as a planned Studio of the South under 1888-05-01.

Later competitions, monuments, translations, UNESCO listings, museums, and adaptations are not converted into extra lifetime acts.

If a number is not in the two records named above, it is not supplied here.

Confidence is stated on the impact path, not hidden in adjectives. Mixed effects of Van Gogh rents the Yellow House in Arles in 1888 as a planned Studio of the South are separate paths.

That reading is an impact-path choice, not a property stored on the Fact itself.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorVincent van Gogh
  2. contributed toFactVan Gogh rents the Yellow House in Arles in 1888 as a planned Studio of the South
  3. strengthensDriverSocial Cohesion
  4. strengthensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). Van Gogh rents the Yellow House in Arles in 1888 as a planned Studio of the South. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/vg-yellow-house

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Accessed 16 October 2026.

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