The rusty handgun that Vincent van Gogh is believed to have killed himself with in 1890 has sold for €162,500 ($183,000). The 7mm Lefaucheux revolver went under the hammer at an auction in Paris ...

The 7mm Lefaucheux revolver will go on sale on June 19, and is expected to fetch up to €60,000 ($67,000). AuctionArt, the auction house offering the artifact, has described it as “the most ...

Dubbed “the most famous weapon in art history”, the Lefaucheux revolver is estimated to be worth between €40,000 and €60,000. The gun that painter Vincent Van Gogh is thought to have ...

It is however not the priciest gun sold at an auction. In 2016, another Lefaucheux revolver estimated to be worth between €50,000 and €60,000 thought to be used by French poet Verlaine in his ...

The tortured artist, known for masterpieces such as “Starry Night” and “Sunflowers,” is said to have borrowed the 7 mm Lefaucheux revolver from an innkeeper in southern France in July 1890.

As I picked up the rusted Lefaucheux revolver I was instantly struck how small and light it was. But cradling it in my hand, my mind quickly turned to Vincent van Gogh’s last moments as he ...

The revolver with which Vincent van Gogh is believed to have shot himself sold for 162,500 euros ($182,000) at a Paris auction on Wednesday -- nearly three times the estimate.

Auctions The Revolver That Killed Vincent van Gogh Is Going Up for Auction This Summer The macabre historical item is expected to fetch as much as $67,000.

Billed by Auction Art as "the most famous weapon in the history of art ", the 7 mm Lefaucheux revolver is expected to go for up to 60,000 euros ($67,000) when it is sold on June 19.

The revolver with which Vincent van Gogh is believed to have shot himself sold for 162,500 euros ($265,516 AUD) at a Paris auction on Wednesday -- nearly three times the estimate.