5 , ▁a ▁tiny ▁att ic ▁room ▁meas uring ▁ ▁and ▁containing ▁only ▁a ▁bed , ▁a ▁dress ing ▁table ▁and ▁a ▁built - in ▁cup board . ▁He ▁stored ▁his ▁paint ings ▁and ▁draw ings ▁in ▁a ▁shed ▁at ▁the ▁back . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁Arthur ▁Rav oux ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁and ▁painted ▁a ▁portrait ▁of ▁Ad eline ▁Rav oux , ▁the ▁el dest ▁daughter ▁of ▁Rav oux , ▁on ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁occasion . ▁ ▁Van ▁G og h ▁was ▁char med ▁by ▁the ▁village ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁his ▁brother ▁The o ▁van ▁G og h ▁pra ised ▁its ▁old ▁that ched ▁roof s ▁and ▁colours , ▁calling ▁it ▁“ pro found ly ▁beautiful ”. ▁He ▁found ▁the ▁ju xt ap osition ▁between ▁the ▁rust ic ▁country ▁life ▁and ▁recent ▁modern ▁add itions ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁railway ▁and ▁the ▁bridge ▁on ▁the ▁River ▁O ise ▁fasc in ating . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁good ▁health , ▁covering ▁large ▁distances ▁with ▁his ▁painting ▁g ear ▁and ▁painting ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁he ▁could . ▁ ▁Despite ▁his ▁love ▁of ▁his ▁new ▁surr ound ings ▁and ▁his ▁fe ver ish ▁activity , ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁ 2 7 ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁Van ▁G og h ▁walked ▁into ▁a ▁field ▁and ▁shot ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁ch est . ▁The ▁bullet ▁was ▁def lect ed ▁by ▁a ▁rib ▁and ▁lod ged ▁in ▁his ▁st om ach . ▁He ▁surv ived ▁the ▁impact ▁and ▁managed ▁to ▁walk