Grasshopper in Van Gogh Painting

Toroid

Founding Member
A dead grasshopper has been found in Vincent Van Gogh's 'Olive Trees' painting. Apparently it hadn't been noticed for 128 years. He would often paint outdoor.
For 128 years, bug stuck in Van Gogh’s painting went unnoticed

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Published on Nov 8, 2017
Experts examining Vincent van Gogh’s 'Olive Trees' found a buried treasure of sorts in its thick strokes. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri reports that there’s a grasshopper stuck in the painting.
 

Sheltie

Fratty and out of touch.
Amazing! I could see maybe a gnat or ant, but a grasshopper?
 

August

Metanoia
He said to his friend once that he brought home more flies and insects stuck on his paintings than he seen where he was painting outdoors.
 
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