When the hammer fell at Christie’s in Manhattan on May 15, 1990, a Vincent van Gogh painting, “Portrait of Dr. Gachet,” set the record at the time for the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction, going to a Japanese paper magnate for $82.5 million. Painted in the garden of the artist’s physician in June 1890, it was completed just weeks before van Gogh’s suicide by gunshot. The sense of melancholy radiating from the doctor conveys, van G…

Hangt dit beroemde schilderij van Vincent van Gogh in een dure Zwitserse villa?

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Is this famous painting by Vincent van Gogh hanging in an expensive Swiss villa?

'Portrait of Dr. Gachet', which was even exhibited at the Städel Museum, in Frankfurt, Germany, and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York, disappeared after being sold in a private transaction in the 1990s, in a plot involving Nazis, lawsuits and bankruptcies. When the hammer fell at Christie's, in Manhattan, on May 15, 1990, a painting by Vincent van Gogh, “Portrait of Dr. Gachet”, broke the record of the time as the most expensive wor…

'Retrato do Dr. Gachet', que chegou a ser exposto no Museu Städel, em Frankfurt, na Alemanha, e no Museu Metropolitano de Arte, em Nova York, desapareceu após ser vendido numa transação privada nos anos 1990, em uma trama que envolve nazistas, processos e falências Quando o martelo caiu na Christie's, em Manhattan, no dia 15 de maio de 1990, uma pintura de Vincent van Gogh, “Retrato do Dr. Gachet”, bateu o recorde da época como a obra de arte ma…

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The search for a lost Van Gogh masterpiece

For decades, it has been untraceable for art lovers: the painting Portrait of Dr. Gachet by Vincent van Gogh. In 1998, the artwork virtually disappeared from the face of the earth. Many have attempted to find out where it is. Journalists from The New York Times believe they have found its whereabouts.

Al decennialang is die onvindbaar voor kunstliefhebbers: het schilderij Portret van Dr. Gachet van Vincent van Gogh. In 1998 verdween het kunstwerk vrijwel van de aardbodem. Velen waagden een poging te achterhalen waar het is. Journalisten van The New York Times denken de verblijfplaats te hebben gevonden.

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The Search for van Gogh’s Lost Masterpiece

When the hammer fell at Christie’s in Manhattan on May 15, 1990, a Vincent van Gogh painting, “Portrait of Dr Gachet,” set the record at the time for the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction, going to a Japanese paper magnate for $82.5 million.

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The search for van Gogh’s lost masterpiece

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I didn’t know that the whereabouts of one of Vincent van Gogh’s most important works, a 1890 painting called “Portrait of Dr. Gachet”, is unknown and that the painting had not been seen publicly since the 1990s. This investigation into the potential location of the painting is an engrossing read as well as a good opportunity to appreciate van Gogh’s piece. Many experts encountered along the way had no clue what had happened to the painting. Four…

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The Missing van Gogh Masterpiece

Archyde The Disappearance of a van Gogh Masterpiece The art world is abuzz with the mystery surrounding the whereabouts of one of Vincent van Gogh’s most celebrated paintings,”Portrait of Dr. Gachet,” created in 1890. This iconic work has vanished from public view since the ⁢1990s, leaving experts adn​ art enthusiasts alike speculating about its current location.A […] You can read the full story here: Where is Van Gogh’s Missing “Portrait of Dr.…

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