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Row over ownership of tree roots in Vincent Van Gogh painting resolved

Van Gogh’s ‘Tree Roots’ (Vincent Van Gogh Foundation)

Van Gogh’s ‘Tree Roots’ (Vincent Van Gogh Foundation)

Athena Stavrou

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A village feud over who owns extant tree roots behind 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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