Where did Van Gogh’s painting with nude torsos go?

Vincent van Gogh’s painting with nude torsos was overpainted by Van Gogh in Paris with his Still life with meadow flowers and roses in 1886. Unfortunately when Van Gogh was out of money he used a painted canvas sometimes. And another of his nearly 900 paintings disappeared.

Thanks to x-rays and Van Gogh’s description of his paintings in his letters we can get an idea of his lost art works.

Today 136 years ago, on or about 27 January 1886,

Vincent van Gogh wrote to Theo from Antwerp:

"This week I painted a large thing with two nude torsos — two wrestlers, a pose set by Verlat. And I really like doing that.”

Still life with meadow flowers and roses and Two Wrestlers
Antwerp 1886-1887 and Antwerp 1886
Oil on canvas
100 x 80 cm
Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo

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