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. 2013 Jul;63(612):370-1.
doi: 10.3399/bjgp13X669266.

Vincent van Gogh's yellow vision

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Vincent van Gogh's yellow vision

Anna Gruener. Br J Gen Pract. 2013 Jul.
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Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut 06520. 1961.18.34. Artist Vincent van Gogh. Le café de nuit (The Night Café). 1888. Oil on canvas. 72.4 × 92.1 cm (28 1/2 × 36 1/4 in.).

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