Since the publication of Artquakes and Vincent van Gogh a lot has happened. The painting Two Diggers has been further researched and undergone further tests, also by and on behalf of the Van Gogh Museum. Some amazing discoveries on the mysterious ways of the Van Gogh Museum's attribution methods have come to light.

These happenings and astonishing findings have been described in the sequel entitled:

For a PDF (92kb) of the foreword please click here.

This book was formally launched at the opening of the Exhibition "Vincent van Gogh: Lost and Found" at Breda's Museum, Breda.
21 November 2003

Two Diggers was one of the major exhibits at this exhibition, which ran from 22 November 2003 to 15th February 2004.

The Breda Museum experts had verified reasons used by the Van Gogh Museum for their decision not to attribute the painting to Van Gogh. They had found these reasons to be invalid, incorrect or irrelevant and not justifying a negative conclusion. The findings of the Breda Museum are explained in their 236 page illustrated catalogue, written by Ron Dirven and Kees Wouters, which accompanied the exhibition.

• For a Brief Résumé of the Meeting at the Van Gogh Museum on the 4th of November 2003, as referred to on page 70 of Artquakes Aftershocks, please click here.