Museum says possible Van Gogh painting not authentic

Wisconsin professor joins team of art experts to authenticate a possible long-lost Van Gogh

UW-Madison professor Susan Brantly said it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to lend her expertise to authenticating the painting, called "Elimar." She and others believes it's the real deal, but the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam says no. The post Wisconsin professor joins team of art experts to authenticate a possible long-lost Van Gogh appeared first on WPR.

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A painting once scooped up at a Minnesota garage sale for just $50 has stirred the art world, with some claiming it could be a lost Vincent van Gogh masterpiece. But according to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, that claim just doesn’t hold up. The painting, titled Elimar, shows a fisherman smoking a pipe and was allegedly painted around 1889. New York-based LMI Group International purchased the work in 2019 and launched a full-scale investigat…

Vincent van Gogh painting worth $15 million bought at Minnesota garage sale for $50 ruled ‘not authentic’

The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam determined that "Elimar," the oil on canvas depicting a fisherman smoking a pipe, painted around 1889, was not an original piece of work by the Dutch painter.

Painting found at Minnesota garage sale is not a real Van Gogh

The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam believes “Elimar” is a fake.

Museum says possible Van Gogh painting not authentic

The experts at the Van Gogh Museum have now spoken and don't think much of the claims that a painting found at a Minnesota garage sale was an unknown Van Gogh.