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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Athena Stavrou

French mayor loses bid to snatch scene of Van Gogh painting from villagers’ back garden

A village feud over who owns the tree roots featured in Vincent van Gogh’s last painting has been settled after a local mayor lost a court bid to take the land from a couple’s garden.

Just hours before his death in July 1890, Van Gogh painted a scene of tangled tree roots in vivid colours – putting his internal struggle on full display.

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