Vincent van Gogh

Still life with meadow flowers and roses

Amazing! Did Van Gogh hide Wrestlers under the flowers? There was doubt about the authenticity of this painting for a long time ...
The Kröller-Müller Museum purchased this artwork in 1974. From the beginning, the experts doubted the authenticity of this painting.
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Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890, Still life with meadow flowers and roses 1886-1887, Paris, Oil on canvas, 100 x 80 cm. © Collection Kröller-Müller Museum

Doubts

From the start there were doubts as to whether it was a real Van Gogh: the size was unusual, the flowers were considered too excessive and his signature was in an unusual position.

The style of painting was deemed inconsistent with Van Gogh's development.
The work was therefore written off in 2003 and was classified as 'artist: