On July 30, 1890, a hot and muggy afternoon, shortly after Vincent van Gogh was laid to rest after his honor killing for “compromising” his doctor’s twenty-one-year-old daughter, twenty-six (26) of his unknown paintings and other art material were taken from the hotel where his final viewing occurred by his doctor and his son. This was the largest art heist of a single artist ever and led to the Gachet art forgery ring and many fakes, forgeries, and altered provenance for years.
On July 27, 1890, Vincent van Gogh came stumbling into his room in the Ravoux Inn, in Auvers-sur-Oise, France, bleeding from a wound in his abdomen. Thirty hours later, Vincent was dead. The common myth, which has prevailed for more than 130 years, is that the “mad” artist shot himself in a wheat field after suffering from years of unhappiness and “insanity.” But is that what really happened?
The Killing Vincent Project proved through a forensic peer-review that Vincent did not commit suicide. The details and analysis can be reviewed by clicking here.
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