Van Gogh Reborn! - Chapter 42
Martin Janssens doubted his eyes.
Tree Roots, which he had been searching so much for the past 40 years, were printed on an old postcards.
At first glance, you can’t tell it’s really the Tree roots from Van Gogh painting, since the directions are different, but if you adjust Vincent van Gogh’s tree roots at an angle, the direction in which the trees grew was exactly the same.
He didn’t know there would be an answer on the postcards he collected to investigate the old appearance of this place during the restoration and preservation project of Auvers-sur-Oise.
Martin Janssens trembled with the rising joy.
“This. How did you find this?”
He looked up.
The little boy replied with a small smile.
“I was lucky.”
Words of luck could not explain it.
How can it be so easy to find what not only Martin Janssens but also Van Gogh’s researchers had been trying to find for decades?
However, after wandering for a long time, he couldn’t stand it anymore.
There was nothing he couldn’t do without checking it in person.
Martin Janssen hurriedly took his coat.
“Soo. Let’s go.”
Ko Sooyeol was already ready to step out.
Ko Sooyeol was also excited.
It’s about Vincent van Gogh, who established an unrivaled position in art history.
He also wanted to finally confirm the place which he put on his last canvas.
The old postcard was addressed 37 Auvers-sur-oise Rue Daubigni.
Martin Janssens suddenly recalled Ko Hun looking around the same area before entering the office.
‘No way. Did he already notice it then?’
Martin Janssens looked at his old friend’s grandson, but he couldn’t tell what he was thinking.
‘He must have really been lucky. What am I doing? I have to check quickly,’
Ko Sooyeol urged Martin Janssens.
“Hey Martin, what are you waiting for.?”
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The three broke through the cold and found the uphill road 152m away from Ravoux Lodger.
However, it was not possible to find the background of the postcard.
The left side of the picture and part of the road were covered by buildings.
“Is the back blocked?”
Martin Janssen moved his feet before answering to Ko Sooyeol’s words.
Toward the small road behind the building, Martin Janssens looked around, catching his breath.
“…… No.”
But he couldn’t find the old appearance, presented in the photograph.
He ran around as if possessed by something.
Ko Sooyeol sighed and followed his friend.
But even after looking for a long time, they couldn’t find anything similar to what was in the painting.
“Martin.”
“No way! This can’t be true!”
“….”
“Ahhhhh, what the hell.”
Martin Janssen, who has invested half of the money he has earned from his father and from running a business, could not accept this situation.
Everything he has done so far to honor and get to know Vincent van Gogh felt empty.
The energetic chairman of Van Gogh foundation, disappeared, and in that place an old man was seen with tears in his eyes.
Ko Sooyeol, who deeply understood his friend’s mind, approached and patted his back.
Don’t be disappointed.
It was inevitable.
He knew well that such light words could not comfort his friend.
“I found it.”
At that time, a young voice rang brightly.
The two old men turned their heads.
“It’s here.”
The old man, who was staring blankly at Ko Hun’s gesture, moved his feet.
The hesitating steps gradually moved.
Martin Janssens urged his feet with earnest hope that there would be something left similar to what was in Van Gogh’s painting.
However, the place where Ko Hun pointed to was completely different from the painting [Tree roots].
When the shoulders of the two old men drooped, Ko Hun removed the bushes.
At that moment, the eyes of Chairman Martin Janssen and Artist Ko Sooyeol popped out.
On a very small slope next to the road Part, a tree’s roots remained intact there, which was hidden in the bushes.
It was recognized at a glance just by taking out the branches.
Martin Janssens couldn’t believe it was so close.
The shudder soared near his waist and stretched out to the back and arms.
“ Little Hun!”
“Young fellow.!”
The two old men lifted the boy up.
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[Van Gogh’s Last Place of Work was discovered a hundred years ago in a postcard]
[Martin Janssen, chairman of the Van Gogh Foundation, and Ko Hun found the location of painting Tree roots.”]
[Art historians on cloud nine]
On the 4th, the place of the last work of Post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), [Tree roots] was discovered by a boy.
Martin Janssen, chairman of the Van Gogh Foundation, announced the fact by inviting an academic personnels to the Auvers-sur-oise Research Institute Laboratory run by him.
The Van Gogh Institute and the art history community have been searching the area over the past decades to solve various questions related to Vincent van Gogh’s death.
The clue was found in an old postcard made in 1905.
The postcard was addressed to 37 Auvers-sur-oise Rue Doubigni, was collected by Chairman Martin Janssens as data to preserve the village.
Ko Hun, the grandson of Artist Ko Sooyeol and the painter of well acclaimed paintings such as [Sunflower] and [Guest], discovered something similar to Tree Roots while looking at it.
On this day, Van Gogh Institute agreed that Ko Hun’s discovery was valid and announced that they will conduct a more detailed investigation.
Meanwhile, the theory that Vincent van Gogh’s last work was ‘Wheat field with crows’ is presumed to lose strength due to this discovery.
Attention is now focusing on how the controversy over Vincent van Gogh’s death will be settled.
The art world was turned upside down.
They are thinking that this might help them find the clues to solve various questions surrounding Vincent van Gogh’s death, and at the same time, the controversy over the last work of Van Gogh, one of the greatest painters.
Until now, controversy over what was Vincent van Gogh’s last work was a big topic.
The candidate was the ‘ Wheat field with Crow’ which implies death, which was presumed to have been painted during his last years.
Martin Janssens and Van Gogh Institute argued that both works were painted in their later years, but [Tree Roots] was the most likely work, but their theory did not receive much response.
However, the discovery proved that the story that had been used so far was wrong and Martin Janssen’s argument was correct.
No,…then what about [Wheat Field with crows]?😱
Van Gogh’s last work would be very expensive
If I remember correctly [ Wheat field with crows] expected to fetch $28 million at Sotheby’s in London.
Right. At least $28 million to $35 million is the right price.
How much is $35 million in Korean money ?
It’s over 40 billion won.
Crazy. The person who bought [ Wheat field with crows] thinking it was the last work must feel very unfair. 😈😈😈😈
At Sotheby’s auction, no one bid, [Wheat field with crows] was not sold
What? Why? 🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀
Many were suspicious whether it was the really the last painting.
There was a lot of controversy during that time. But this time, the real last piece was revealed.
It’s really amazing. Ko Hun did another great work, which was not painting.
It’s amazing. How can a 10-year-old do this?
It wasn’t just a matter of academia. Vincent van Gogh’s last work has great value in itself.
As was the conversation that followed on art forums and community sites.
It was also an important issue for many museums, art galleries, and collectors.
Despite controversy, it was obvious that the value of [Wheat field with crows], known as the last painting, would drop significantly.
And, The Van Gogh Museum, which had a collection of Tree Roots, faced an untimely boom.
Kevin McCaulley, the head of the management department, was unable to pull himself together at the rush of inquiries.
“Yes. It’s not scheduled yet. Yes. Nothing has been decided. It is difficult to give a definite answer because the existing exhibition is underway and the disclosure of the original product must be done carefully.”
The management office had phones ringing since the morning.
Various media outlets and art lovers said they would like them to announce the release schedule of [Tree Roots] on the website, but it was useless.
Kevin McCaulley sighed and shook his head.
“It’s noisy wherever I go.”
He smiled while walking in a hurry, recalling a small figure etched in his memories.
In Amsterdam, he was noted for claiming to be a commentator for visitors to the Van Gogh Museum.
In Paris, he collaborated with Henry Marceau to complete one of the masterpiece of the century, [Marceau’s Jewel].
Now, in Auvers-sur-oise, he has once again became the talk of the town.
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Many people flocked to the small and secluded town of Auvers-sur-oise.
They surrounded the research institute.
The number was way more than people rushed to Marceau gallery when Henry Marceau got a nosebleed.
“That’s not it! He carried a pistol!”
“You can’t conclude that carrying a pistol equals committing suicide!”
“Then why could he have taken that for?”
“It might be self-defense. It’s a mountain path, so maybe a beast will come out?”
The inside of Research institute was way louder than the reporters surrounding the institute.
Researchers at the Van Gogh Institute are engaged in a war of words.
They are casually sharing stories such as why I died, where I died, how I died, and when I shot myself.
There seems to have been a war of words about what my last painting too.
They seem to add useless meaning to the painting, since it was the last one I drew in my previous life.
I don’t know how to explain to them, that I drew it just because there was no other thing to draw.
It is true that I was drawing a [Tree roots] just before I died, and my plan to draw a wheat field the next day still remains in my head.
And it seems like I can’t go and draw peacefully, until these ordeals is over.
“I can’t allow it until I find out where the gun was shot!”
“Location doesn’t matter! Look at the situation!”
I drank coke and walked in front of the researchers.
“You just need to know where the gun was shot, right?”
Everyone nodded vaguely, looking at each other.
“I think I know.”
