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35 Unusual Facts About the Infamous Painter Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh - The Starry Night

7. Van Gogh’s Therapist Took Millions Of Dollars’ Worth Of His Art

White House at Night by Vincent van Gogh in 1890, painted six weeks before the artist’s death. Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain.

It seemed that after Vincent van Gogh’s death, people started to realize what an incredible talent he had when it came to his art. One of these people was Van Gogh’s own therapist, Dr. Paul Gachet. After Van Gogh committed suicide, his brother Theo invited several of Vincent’s friends and others to pick pieces that they could remember him by. When it came time for Dr. Gachet and his son to take items, they left with several of Van Gogh’s paintings. While the son kept them for decades, he eventually donated them to a museum.

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