<p>You think you know Vincent van Gogh, bro? We go deep into the Vincent van Gogh stacks; his letters, his Neunen studio diagrams, alternate and credible versions of how he lost part of an ear, his less discussed "Peasant Painter" period when he moved back in with his parents and his studio was adjacent to a cesspit. Mara reveals van Gogh's buddy Paul Gauguin as the total creep he was -- a helluva painter, but a terrible creep of a man. The painting at the center of our heist, 'The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring' triggers some flashbacks of scary paintings in Mara and Baker's family homes. Our news is full of bad fakes of renowned artists, plus the story of a young couple who mistook an installation as an invitation to "interact" and leave some marks of their own. Awkward! Next, it's onto the 2020 theft of Van Gogh's 'The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring', a smash and grab job by some casually dressed guy with a sledgehammer. We tell you everything we know, including the most recent update direct from Arthur Brand himself, aka: the Indiana Jones of the art world!/p&gt;</p> <p><u>Episode References</u></p> <p>ART<br> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Van_Gogh_-_The_Parsonage_Garden_at_Nuenen.jpg">The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring</a>, by Vincent van Gogh<br> <a href="https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/collection/s0005V1962">The Potato Eaters</a>, by Vincent van Gogh<br> <a href="http://www.vangoghonline.com/1983/08/weaver-interior-with-three-small-windows.html">Weaver, Interior with Three Small Windows</a>, by Vincent van Gogh<br> <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436524">Sunflowers (1887)</a>, by Vincent van Gogh<br> </p> <p>NEWS<br> <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/andy-warhol-paintings-ebay-sale-b1826283.html">Man admits stealing Andy Warhol paintings and attempting to sell fake versions on eBay</a> | The Independent<br> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/01/galician-exhibit-spanish-artist-maruja-mallo-work-were-fake-experts-say">All 18 works at show of Spanish artist Maruja Mallo were fakes, say experts</a> | The Guardian<br> <a href="https://bleedingcool.com/games/magic-the-gathering-artist-issues-apology-after-art-theft-claims/">Magic: The Gathering Artist Issues Apology After Art Theft Claims</a> | Bleeding Cool News<br> <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/gma/young-couple-mistakenly-vandalizes-440-025200434.html">Young couple mistakenly vandalizes $440,000 painting in South Korea</a> | Yahoo!<br> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/27/arts/design/van-gogh-stolen.html">What Do You Do With a Stolen van Gogh? This Thief Knows</a> | New York Times<br> </p> <p>OTHER<br> <a href="https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/art-and-stories/vincents-life-1853-1890/peasant-painter">Peasant Painter (Biographical Info)</a> | Van Gogh Museum<br> <a href="https://news.artnet.com/market/unsolved-art-heists-the-missing-paintings-of-vincent-van-gogh-35614">Unsolved Art Heists: The Missing Paintings of Vincent van Gogh</a> | artnet<br> <a href="http://vangoghletters.org/vg/letters/let440/letter.html">To Theo van Gogh. Nuenen, on or about Thursday, 20 March 1884. </a>| Vincent van Gogh Letters<br> <a href="https://youtu.be/ubTJI_UphPk">The Doctor and Amy travel back in time to meet Vincent Van Gogh and face an invisible monster that only the painter can see.</a> | YouTube<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MZrrDBju9I">Security video from the Netherlands’ Singer Laren Museum shows the thief smashing his way through glass doors before leaving with the 1884 artwork tucked under his arm</a> | NBC News<br> </p> <p><u>Find Us</u><br> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/artcrimepod/">@artcrimepod</a><br> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/artcrimepod">@artcrimepod</a><br> Show Notes and Blog: <a href="https://artcrime.blog">ARTCRIME .blog</a><br> Mara on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mjvpaints/">@mjvpaints</a><br> </p>