Van Gogh painting stolen during pandemic lockdown Posted on 1 April 2020 An artwork by Dutch impressionist painter, Vincent van Gogh, was stolen from a Dutch museum closed for lockdown in the early hours of Sunday 30 March. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jamie Byrne (@untiliburn) on Mar 30, 2020 at 12:47pm PDT The Singer Laren museum and concert hall, in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands, had been closed for lockdown on 12 March in line with the Dutch prime minister and former health minister’s measures to close all theatres and museums to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The art thieves are said to have got away with Van Gogh’s 1884 oil painting, Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring. The work is valued in the region of €6 million, or about R118 million. One of Van Gogh’s earlier works, the stolen painting has naturally caused a lot of stress for museum director, Jan Rudolph de Lorm, who revealed in a YouTube press broadcast that the work was on loan to the Singer Laren from the Groningen Museum in the northern Netherlands. It was on show as part of a collection of Dutch paintings. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Singer Laren (@singerlaren) on Mar 12, 2020 at 10:19am PDT According to the Guardian, De Lorm described the art as ‘a beautiful and moving painting by one of our greatest painters, stolen from the community,’. Oddly enough, the thieves stole away with the painting on the birthday of the late Van Gogh, who tragically shot himself in 1890. The Dutchman would’ve been 167 years old. Related Posts Cape Town’s sustainability: Leading the way in environmental initiatives 1 June 2023 As National Environmental Month commences in South Africa, Cape Town stands proudly at the forefront... read more Kapama to host Safari Guide of the Year Awards 2023 1 June 2023 Kapama Private Game Reserve near Hoedspruit will host this year’s Safari Guide of the Year... read more Blood Lions relaunches for public viewing on YouTube 1 June 2023 Award-winning documentary feature film Blood Lions has been relaunched on YouTube for public viewing, creating... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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