[Steve Carlton]

Originally Posted by Crowbob

Somebody discovered one of his early paintings that was used to patch a hole in a barn. As the story goes, he had traded it for food from a farmer who felt pity for the starving, weirdo artist.

Was it this story? https://lost-treasures-intolerance-greed.com/van-gogh-given-chickens-paintings-destroyed-lost.html

There's also folklore that the son of his doctor used one of his father's van Goghs for target practice with a friend.

Clearly, Vincent was a hot mess. It probably contributed significantly to his work, but what a price to pay.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4350215/