7 minutes agoThe revolver Van Gogh killed himself, goes to auction
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)The type revolver Lefauchex Vincent Van Gogh used to end his life on July 27th 1890 in Auvers-sur-Oise will be auctioned on Wednesday in Paris at Hotel”Drouot). It's going to be the auction house émey Le Fur. It's going to present for sale the notorious weapon of [...]
It's going to be the auction house AuctionArt Rémey Le Furé, which will present the infamous 7mm calibre weapon for sale. Although authenticity will probably not be officially proven, origin has been named safe. The revolution is estimated at between 400,000 and 600,000 euros.
After a stay for about two years in the South, Vincent Van Gogh was placed on May 20, 1890 in Avers-sur-Oise, with the advice of Brother Theo. Dr. Paul Gachet, a friend of impressive painters, then cared for the Dutch artist who had experienced frequent psychological crises. Van Gogh, who rented a room to the owner of the inn, Arthur Ravoux, was at that time at the height of his art. He could paint more than one painting a day.
On Sunday, July 27, 1890, the painter made his way to a nearby field, picked up his shirt, and shot himself in the chest with a gun borrowed from the owner of the inn. The revolver escapes them from their hands, and he falls to the ground without standing. It is mentioned about evening, injured, and en route to the inn. Despite the care of Dr. Gachet, Vincent Van Gogh died, after two days of agony, Fathers follows.
The weapon presented at Drooot was found about 1960 by a farmer and handed over to the parents of the current owner of Ravoux. The revolution was exposed at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam in 2016.
