Van Gogh only sold one painting?

[snopes]

Comment: I think you should examine the oh so often repeated line that
"Van Gogh only sold one painting in his life".

To my understanding, the one painting factoid isn't true, allthough that
Van Gogh tragically and heartbreakingly never made it as an artist in his
lifetime is of course true.

It is one of those 'facts' that sounds good but doesn't stand up when you think about it. The chances that he never sold any paintings (except for that one) cheaply just to get by seems unlikely.

[ganzfeld]

This is often told, even by people who know a lot about his life, e.g.:
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/gogh/
http://www.vangoghgallery.com/misc/faq.html

But the truth of the matter is also debated:
http://www.vggallery.com/forum/works.htm#_redvineyard

[Tarquin Farquart]

I'm sure I remember reading (can't remember where) that he sold 3 paintings.