For Idyllic Village, Van Gogh’s Roots Pose a Knotty Problem

Auvers-sur-oise, a town close to Paris famous as an artist’s paradise, is also where Vincent Van Gogh spent his last days and for a long time has attracted tourists to walk in the last steps of the tortured painter. But since art experts identified his final work before taking his life, there have been conflicts in the city. Van Gogh’s last painting was disputed for decades, because it did not come out with his works. But in 2020, experts conclu…

For Idyllic Village, Van Gogh’s Roots Pose a Knotty Problem

Auvers-sur-Oise, a village near Paris famed as an artist’s paradise, is also where Vincent Van Gogh spent his final days and it has long drawn tourists to walk in the tortured painter’s last footsteps. But ever since art experts identified his final work before he took his life, there has been strife in the town. Van Gogh’s final painting was disputed for decades, because he didn’t date his works. But in 2020 experts concluded that gnarled tree …

Ownership of site of last van Gogh painting settled in favor of its owners. After a five-year dispute, a long-running legal dispute over a plot of land in the French town of Auvers-sur-Oise, believed to have been where Vincent van Gogh painted one of his last paintings, has ended with a court ruling confirming ownership by a French couple. The Court of Appeal in Versailles ruled in favor of Jean-François and Hélène Serlinguet, owners of the prop…