Postcard reveals site of Van Gogh's 'farewell note in colour' before suicide

Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh's last painting 'Tree Roots' (Vincent van Gogh, Auvers-sur-Oise, 27 July 1890) is seen in this handout picture released by the Van Gogh Museum on July 29, 2020. Collection: Van Gogh Museum (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)/Handout via Reuters

PARIS (Reuters) - Stuck at home during lockdown, Dutch researcher Wouter van der Veen finally found time to look through old postcards of the French village where Vincent Van Gogh died and made a remarkable discovery.

One postcard showing gnarled roots and tree trunks along a road in Auvers-sur-Oise, close to Paris, bore a remarkable similarity to the Dutch artist's last painting, "Tree Roots".