The Van Gogh Wars | Part 2: Japanese Corporation Purchased Sunflowers For £24.75 Million In 1987 Unaware Of Its Nazi History

In the 1980s and 90s, Christie’s experts often noted that Vincent van Gogh was very interested in Japanese art. His graphic style was inspired by a personal a collection of more than 600 Japanese prints held in Paris. Impressionist art was therefore used as a strategy to create dialogue between the …