Good question; glad it wasn’t just me.
I don’t know why Robert Spallone felt the need to be so snarky; but in that same vein, I also don’t know of too many fans who would have ever even gotten close enough to any real Van Gogh to notice such an odd anomaly.
(And never mind the fact that the author acknowledges that the bits and pieces of the grasshopper were basically camouflaged with paint.)
His paintings are generally in museums and private collections, under lock & key.
Most people have only ever seen photos of Vincent Van Gogh’s work, and have not had the opportunity to examine one in person, let alone that particular piece.
