Van Gogh’s most prominent paintings: a theft, a legal dispute, a record, and hiding

2023-09-18 20:00:00

Written by Basant Jameel Monday, September 18, 2023 11:00 PM

Despite the departure of ABy the international artist Van Gogh At an early age, at the age of 37, he is still the focus of attention of all art lovers, as his paintings represent a national treasure in all countries that own his works, and due to his status, his works always top all newspapers and websites, and from here we will review the most prominent paintings in Van Gogh’s life, which It caught everyone’s attention and was the subject of much controversy.

Nonen Monastery Garden in spring

Among the most prominent things published about it is the return of the painting “Nunen Monastery Garden in Spring” to the Groninger Museum in the Netherlands after 3 years, as it was stolen at the time of complete closure due to the outbreak of the Corona virus 2020, and the painting was exposed to some scratches that seemed noticeable immediately after seeing it, but it is still in good condition. It can be restored again, and the work will be scientifically examined in the coming months. The painting will be temporarily kept in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, and it will take some time until the work becomes available for display to the public. This painting was painted by Van Gogh in 1884 while he was staying at his father’s house. The painting was on loan from another museum in the Netherlands.

Spring garden painting

A lawsuit over a Van Gogh painting

Among his other paintings, which sparked controversy, when a lawsuit was filed this January, alleging that an exhibition containing a Van Gogh painting was stolen and displayed at the Detroit Institute of Arts as part of the display. The lawsuit filed in Detroit Federal Court claims that Brazilian art collector Gustavo Sutter bought it for $3.7 million in 2017, and Sutter estimates that its value now exceeds $5 million. Sutter purchased the painting in 2017 and immediately transferred ownership to a third party, as stated in the lawsuit. This party fled with the painting, and (Sutter) was not He knew of her whereabouts for years.

A painting that has a legal dispute on it

The most expensive work by Gogh

The painting titled “Dr. Paul Gachet” also received widespread attention, when the painting broke the record for the most expensive work by Van Gogh, although it was sold a long time ago in 1990, at Christie’s, for $83 million, but this price is equivalent today to $180. Million dollars.

Record-breaking painting by Van Gogh

The panel is hidden under the panel

Those responsible for the restoration of a painting by the international Dutch artist Van Gogh discovered a hidden painting of him during the restoration process in preparation for the Scottish Art Exhibition. The hidden painting shows a picture of Van Gogh himself staring with great interest and wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a loose neckerchief. This painting was located in Scotland in one of the warehouses. The art has been there for more than half a century, and Leslie Stephenson, chief conservation officer at the National Galleries of Scotland, said: It was very exciting because after using a routine X-ray, another Van Gogh painting appeared under layers of glue and cardboard.

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