... and after about four months he went to live at the asylum of St. Paul-de-Mausole. He left the asylum after a few months and returned to painting again. But the nervous attacks did not stop. Then in 1890 when he realized that his epileptic state was incurable, he committed suicide (Sweetman 303). On July ... searched for the weapon he had used, but could not find it. So he got up and walked to a friend's house in town (Sweetman 341). The friends called a doctor, and the doctor dressed the bullet wound. No vital organ including the heart had been hit. But the doctors decided that if Vincent...

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... , the Rebbe, and others. They began to see what Asher saw and like a young rose bud, they began to open themselves up. Asher learned so much from his experiences. He realized that he can be both an artist and an observant Jew at the same time. He also learned more about himself and his family. Any art, fine or applied, requires ... time, strength, sweat, pain, and blood. However, the sacrifices go further than that. Many artists risk relationships with their family members and friends. People often view artists as freaks, or strange loners without any sense of direction in life. Paul C?z...

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