Torso of Venus and a Landscape Torso of Venus and a Landscape Torso of Venus and a Landscape is a sketch by Post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh. It now resides in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. This drawing was created while van Gogh was staying with his brother in Paris (in 1886-1888), a period during which they did not write any letters to each other. As a result, little is known about the artist during this period except for his still-life paintings and "Agostina Segatori Sitting in the Café du Tambourin". In 1887, he sketched this drawing onto a piece of paper with black chalk
Venus Xtravaganza had been there for four days before discovery. "Paris is Burning" was still shooting at the time of Venus' death; the film's closing features characters reacting to her death, including house mother Angie Xtravaganza. Most suspect that Venus, a sex worker, was murdered by a vengeful man who discovered she was a transgender woman, a narrative consistent with an interview shown earlier in the film where Venus admits narrowly escaping a similar instance of retaliation. Her killer has never been found. She is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in North Arlington, New Jersey. Venus Xtravaganza Venus Xtravaganza (May 22, 1965