Vincent van Gogh lived in Paris between March 1886 and February 1888. He lived with his brother Theo at Rue Lepic, one of the most famous streets in the Butte of Montmartre. His move to Paris was sudden: he informed his brother of his decision during an appointment with him at the Louvre. Theo welcomed him into his house, and Vincent would only benefit from this cohabitation. Indeed, he did not have to wait for his brother's monthly allowance for livelihood and, in addition, Theo's acquaintances and frequentation of the Parisian artistic milieu were an asset to develop his career as a painter. From an artistic point of view, it was a crucial moment, as he devoted himself to technical experimentation and confrontation with the most innovative trends in painting. He produced two hundred and thirty paintings, where he mixed different styles and techniques in search of a personal language. In the same period, he met other renowned artists like Toulouse-Lautrec, Louis Anquetin, Claude Monet, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Van Gogh's palette gradually lightened, becoming enriched with typically Impressionist colors. Together with Bernard and Signac, Vincent also traveled to riverbanks to work en plein air. During this period, his interest in Japanese art grew, being affected by the fascination with the exotic that he poured into his work. This was also a time of frequent meetings and acquaintances, including the Italian Agostina Segatori, with whom he had a brief and stormy relationship. She would be the model for the nudes he produced during that period. In fashionable clubs he organized exhibitions of his paintings and those of his close friends, although his greatest ambition was to create a community of artists working together in harmony. Nevertheless, Paris was also made up of strong competition, ambition, and tensions that made him restless. The city seemed to him as wrapped up in the whirlwind of modernity and productivity, to the point he was driven to leave it and seek peace in Provence.