17. The Nazis Declared Him A Degenerate
While Vincent Van Gogh was not living close to anywhere near World War Two, his artwork was highly popular during this time. Like many other artists during the 1930s and into 1940s, they were all considered by the Nazis to degenerate. But, when it came to Van Gogh, the Nazis took their hate a bit farther. They not only took his artwork out of museums, but they also held a massive sale so they could gain money by getting rid of Van Gogh’s artwork. One of the paintings they sold was Van Gogh’s portrait.
