Revolver Van Gogh used to kill himself to be auctioned in Paris

A revolver believed to be the gun the 19th century Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh used to kill himself on July 27, 1890 is on public display at the Drouot auction house in Paris on June 14, 2019 ahead of its auction next week. In around 1960, a farmer found the gun in the field in Auvers-sur-Oise where the artist committed suicide, and gave it to the mother of its current owner. [Photo: AFP/Francois Guillot]