{"id":2107,"date":"2024-04-15T14:29:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T06:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atelierauction.com\/globalupdates\/?p=2107"},"modified":"2024-04-15T14:29:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T06:29:53","slug":"arles-cafe-modeled-after-van-goghs-famous-painting-closed-for-legal-reasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atelierauction.com\/globalupdates\/artist\/arles-cafe-modeled-after-van-goghs-famous-painting-closed-for-legal-reasons\/","title":{"rendered":"Arles Caf\u00e9 Modeled After Van Gogh\u2019s Famous Painting Closed for Legal Reasons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ a-font-body-m \">A caf\u00e9 in the southern French town Arles, made to resemble a bistro painted by\u00a0<a id=\"auto-tag_vincent-van-gogh\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atelierauction.com\/globalupdates\/\" data-tag=\"vincent-van-gogh\">Vincent Van Gogh<\/a>, has been closed for legal reasons since July 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ a-font-body-m \"><em>Caf\u00e9 Terrace at Night<\/em>\u00a0(1888) is one of the Dutch artist\u2019s most notable works, painted during his time in Arles. The canvas shows the empty atmospheric exterior of the restaurant during the night. Van Gogh also painted\u00a0<em>The Night Caf\u00e9\u00a0<\/em>(1888), which shows the establishment\u2019s interior billiards room.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ a-font-body-m \">Recreated from Van Gogh\u2019s paintings, the reconstructed\u00a0<a id=\"auto-tag_cafe-la-nuit\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atelierauction.com\/globalupdates\/\" data-tag=\"cafe-la-nuit\">Caf\u00e9 la Nuit<\/a>\u00a0attracted daily tourists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ a-font-body-m \">\u201cThe reconstruction of the place is a job well done, except that it\u2019s a rip-off,\u201d a nearby shopkeeper told\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AtelierAuctionsg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/en\/m-le-mag\/article\/2024\/04\/07\/the-fabricated-finances-of-the-fake-van-gogh-brasserie-in-arles_6667674_117.html?random=424787467\">Le Monde<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ a-font-body-m \">The caf\u00e9 painted by Van Gogh, however, was not located on the Place du Forum, in the heart of Arles\u2019 historic center, where the reconstruction sits. Rather, the original site was in the Place Lamartine, close to where the painter once lived. Unfortunately, in 1944, the location was destroyed by Allied bombings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ a-font-body-m \">Three local residents came up with the idea to recreate the famous locale painted by Van Gogh in the early 2000s. The trio\u2014a property developer, a heritage conservationist, and a journalist\u2014made a deal with Marseille businessman Roland Zemmour who later became the owner. The caf\u00e9 was recreated to include every last detail of Van Gogh\u2019s paintings and was even registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ a-font-body-m \">In 2015, the managers could not produced tax documents requested during an inspection. Among the missing paperwork was inventories, certificates, and receipts from the previous three years. They avoided paying VAT and business tax by declaring a lower turnover, but were accused of concealing more than \u20ac1 million in sales between 2012 and 2014.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ a-font-body-m \">Roland Zemmour was banned from running a business for five years by a French court in 2021 and was ordered to pay all outstanding taxes, including surcharges and penalties. One of the managers Lazare Zemmour received a 12-month suspended prison sentence. In 2023, Roland Zemmour was declared by judges personally bankrupt for 10 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ a-font-body-m \">The caf\u00e9 remains shuttered and its future unclear.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source\uff1ahttps:\/\/www.artnews.com\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A caf\u00e9 in the southern French town Arles, made to resemble a bistro painted by\u00a0Vincent Van Gogh, has been closed for legal reasons since July 2023. Caf\u00e9 Terrace at Night\u00a0(1888) is one of the Dutch artist\u2019s most notable works, painted during his time in Arles. 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