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I met the oldest woman in the world—who shared her memories of Van Gogh in Arles

Madame Jeanne Calment, who lived to be 122, recalled meeting the artist as a child

Martin Bailey
20 January 2023
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Madame Jeanne Calment, pictured in February 1996, aged 120 Photo: REUTERS / Alamy Stock Photo