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Who Should Own the Hillside Where Vincent van Gogh Made His Last Painting?
Impressionist's 1890 painting "Tree Roots" has been the subject of five years of legal battles between homeowners and a ...
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Site of Van Gogh’s Final Painting Will Remain in Private Hands, Says French Court
A French court has ruled that the site that is the subject of 'Tree Roots' by Vincent Van Gogh belongs to its landowners, not ...
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Why This Van Gogh Portrait Was Left Forgotten in a Chicken Coop
Nowadays it would be incomprehensible to use a portrait by Vincent van Gogh to block a hole in a chicken coop, but that’s exactly what the family of one sitter—doctor Félix Rey—did for a ...
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6 facts very few people know about Vincent van Gogh, his art, and life
Many assume that van Gogh was a child prodigy who painted from a young age and created masterpieces over the years. But this isn't true. Vincent van Gogh only seriously pursued art in his late 20s ...
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Van Gogh or Faux? Weeding Out Fakes Is Starting to Take a Toll.
Without its imprimatur, however, large auction houses like Christie’s or Sotheby’s are unlikely to sell something attributed to van Gogh. Image Stuart Pivar, the New York art collector who ...
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Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits exhibition opens at the MFA – A Chosen Family Affair
The new exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is a touching collaboration between the MFA and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. When the two respective curators, Katie Hanson, of William and Ann ...
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A Portrait of Alexander Reid: How Van Gogh’s painting tells the story of his bond with his Glasgow flatmate
An artist friend of Reid and Van Gogh wrote the two men ... found his calling - selling framed original artworks. Pursuing ...