▁owner , ▁put ▁the ▁central ity ▁of ▁the ▁location ▁to ▁use ▁by ▁opening ▁a ▁ret ail ▁wine ▁business . ▁ ▁The ▁pictures qu eness ▁of ▁the ▁village , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁its ▁proxim ity ▁and ▁railway ▁connection ▁to ▁Paris , ▁made ▁it ▁a ▁popular ▁destination ▁for ▁artists , ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁mid - ▁to ▁late ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁an ▁infl ux ▁of ▁pain ters , ▁such ▁as ▁Da ub igny , ▁C é z anne , ▁P iss ar ro , ▁Da um ier ▁and ▁Cor ot , ▁saw ▁the ▁village ▁become ▁an ▁artist ' s ▁col ony ▁compar able ▁to ▁Barb izon . ▁ ▁Van ▁G og h ’ s ▁stay ▁( 2 0 ▁May ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁– ▁ 2 9 ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 0 ) ▁and ▁suic ide ▁ ▁See ▁Van ▁G og h , ▁Art istic ▁break through ▁and ▁final ▁years , ▁Au ves - sur - O ise ▁▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁the ▁le ase ▁on ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁taken ▁on ▁by ▁Arthur ▁Gust ave ▁Rav oux , ▁who ▁transformed ▁the ▁business ▁into ▁an ▁inn ▁popular ▁with ▁the ▁art istic ▁community ▁in ▁Au vers . ▁ ▁During ▁Van ▁G og h ' s ▁stay , ▁the ▁rooms ▁were ▁all ▁occupied ▁by ▁Dutch ▁and ▁American ▁pain ters . ▁The ▁Spanish ▁artist ▁Nicol ás ▁Martínez ▁Val div ies o , ▁who ▁lived ▁nearby , ▁took ▁his ▁me als ▁at ▁the ▁a uber ge ▁with ▁Van ▁G og h . ▁ ▁Van ▁G