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Van Gogh's mogelijke zelfmoordwapen onder de hamer

June 19, 2019 - Een pistool waarmee Vincent van Gogh in 1890 een eind aan zijn leven zou hebben gemaakt, wordt nu in Parijs geveild

Described by some as the art world's most famous weapon, the 7mm pocket revolver will be put up for sale by Auction Art on June 19.

The handgun was discovered in the 1960s in fields in the northern French village of Auvers-sur-Oise, where Van Gogh is widely believed to have shot himself in the chest in 1890. He died two days later.

A book by Pulitzer-Prize winning authors has questioned that version of the painter's death, concluding that Van Gogh was shot by two teenagers.

The revolver going under the hammer in Paris was part of a 2016 exhibition at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.

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PUBLISHED: 05/04/2019; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Getty Images
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