Van Gogh's death is uncovered

A new theory claims that artist Van Gogh did not commit suicide like we thought he did. Instead, two boys with a faulty gun accidently shot the 37-year-old artist. The famous art historian, John Rewald discovered this theory after he visited Van Gogh’s hometown in the 1930s.

It is said that Van Gogh never spoke about being suicidal. The boys that shot him were friends of his, who decided to play a game of cowboys in a wheat field. Rewald says that it is likely that they all just had too much to drink.

The bullet entered Van Gogh at a slanted angle, which is extremely uncommon for a suicide. It entered Van Gogh’s upper abdomen, and did not kill him instantly.