Media 'Spring Garden' by Vincent Van Gogh
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We are pleased to share with you the exciting news about Marjan de Visser’s involvement in the research, conservation and restoration of a work by Vincent Van Gogh entitled “Lenten Garden”. Marjan started researching the painting with dedication after the theft in 2020.
Below we invite you to discover all the links to television and web reports where you can see and hear more about Marjan’s involvement in this unique project.
Don’t miss the opportunity to admire “Lententuin” in its damaged state and discover the research process that Marjan de Visser has started for its conservation and restoration!

Stolen Van Gogh, 1884 Parsonage Garden in the spring of Nuenen, valued at €6m, on display since return. Restorer Marjan de Visser examines the damage. Detective Arthur Brand played a crucial role in the recovery. The exhibition in Depot BvB in Rotterdam is open to the public. And can be seen ‘behind the scenes’ in the Groninger Museum from March 29. Stolen in 2020 and resurfaced after 3.5 years. Van Gogh’s early style is clearly visible. Article In English.

Stolen Van Gogh painting, ‘The Parsonage Garden at Neuen in Spring’, returned in an IKEA bag, now on display at Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen. Stolen in 2020 from Singer Laren Museum, triggering a search. Arthur Brand facilitated its anonymous return. Authentication confirmed by Groninger Museum’s director. Conservator Marjan de Visser found damage, revealing it was originally a winter scene on linen, highlighting efforts to recover stolen art.
Van Gogh’s “The Parsonage Garden in the Spring of Nuenen” stolen in 2020, restored in 2023. Restorer Marjan de Visser identified it as painted on linen. Exhibited in Rotterdam, later in the Groninger Museum. Plans for restoration. Groninger Museum exhibition about Van Gogh’s early exhibitions in 1896. Article In English.

Painting ‘Spring Garden’ stolen in 2020, returned to Groninger Museum in 2023. Restorer Marjan de Visser examines the work in Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen. (Article In Dutch)

A special painting can be seen in the Boijmans van Beuningen Depot: Vincent van Gogh’s Spring Garden (1884), once stolen. It is currently being investigated how the damage during the disappearance can best be restored by restorer Marjan de Visser. (Article In Dutch)

“…The painting Spring Garden: the parsonage garden in Nuenen in the spring (1884) could be viewed on Wednesday in Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam. Vincent van Gogh’s work was stolen from the Singer Laren museum in 2020 and returned to the owner in 2023. Since then, the artwork has been examined by restorer Marjan de Visser…” (Content In Dutch)

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Since January 2024, I have been researching the painting Spring Garden by Vincent van Gogh. In Dutch ‘Lentetuin’ and Vincent painted it in 1884. It lies in front of me on a table in the depot of the Boijmans van Beuningen museum. Because I have a microscope available there with which I can zoom in to look in detail and take pictures. Continue reading →