''Blossoming Chestnut Branches'' was painted by
Vincent van Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2,100 artworks, inc ...
during the artist's
Auvers-sur-Oise period in May 1890, the final year of his life.
The painting was one of four missing after a high-profile theft from the
Foundation E.G. Bührle gallery in
Zürich
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Zürich ...
on February 10, 2008. The work was found nine days later in a parked automobile in Zürich, along with one of the other stolen paintings, and was returned undamaged to the gallery.
[Heaven, Joseph. "Zurich Police Say 2 of 4 Stolen Masterpieces Found". Bloomberg. Feb 19, 2008. Accessed Jan 18, 2011]
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See also
* List of works by Vincent van Gogh
References
External links
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Paintings by Vincent van Gogh
Paintings of Auvers-sur-Oise by Vincent van Gogh
Paintings in the Foundation E. G. Bührle Collection
Stolen works of art
1890 paintings
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