Gun Vincent Van Gogh is believed to have used to kill himself goes under the hammer for £50,000 - News Summed Up

Gun Vincent Van Gogh is believed to have used to kill himself goes under the hammer for £50,000


A rusty gun which is believed to have been used by legendary artist Vincent Van Gogh to kill himself is to be sold at auction for the first time. Van Gogh predicted he would have a longer life than he did despite his deteriorating mental health. Van Gogh, who severed his own ear with a razor in 1888, is buried in Auvers-sur-Oise, alongside his loyal brother, Theo. Martin Bailey, a Van Gogh expert, said he though that the revolver is 'very likely' the gun used by Van Gogh, but says he 'cannot be certain'. According from an accounts from Adeline Ravoux, whose parents owned the Inn, Van Gogh went to the inn for breakfast and dinner after working in the fields.


Source: Daily Mail April 04, 2019 19:30 UTC



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