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Serious question, why does everyone act like Van Gogh only sold one painting while he was alive?
I kept hearing that line at a gallery talk in Kansas City back in March, so I looked it up and found out he actually sold several works and traded others for food and supplies. The "one painting" story comes from a single sale people like to repeat because it makes for a better sad story than the real one. Does anyone here think the real numbers make him less interesting, or does the myth just stick because it sounds cooler?
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nancy_king295d ago
Myth sticks because a broke genius dying unknown hits harder than a guy who sold some work and still struggled.
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