Very early when he arrived in Paris, Vincent met him at the Cormon workshop and they quickly became friends.
Toulouse-Lautrec will introduce him to many painters and merchants during the weekly afternoons that he organizes at home. He will take him to the Mirliton, Aristide Bruant’s cabaret, for the first time.
He wants to challenge the painter de Groult to a duel, as the latter criticized Vincent’s paintings at an exhibition.
The duel won’t take place because de Groult will apologize to him.
Toulouse-Lautrec is deeply affected and sad when he learns about Vincent’s suicide and he will come to his funeral.