18. Hoornik Committed Suicide After The Relationship Ended
While no one is sure why Van Gogh and Hoornik ended their relationship, people do know that Hoornik gave Vincent gonorrhea. Historians also know that after ending the relationship, she dropped his two children off with family members as she could not provide for them. In 1904, Hoornik headed to the Rotterdam canal, where she committed suicide. Historians have tried to connect her death to Vincent’s death, which occurred in 1890; however, no one can prove this. Other people have been attempting to connect Hoornik’s second child to Vincent. However, this has also not confirmed.
