Friday, 7. February 2003
Topic: - on February 7, 2003 at 11:10:11 PM CET
Anonymous auction item revealed as Van Gogh painting
An anonymous painting that is scheduled to be auctioned off Saturday, has proven to be an early work of Vincent van Gogh, according to the results of analysis conducted by the Amsterdam-based Gogh Art Museum.
The reserve price of the painting, which depicts the profile of a middle-aged woman, was initially set at 10,000-20,000 yen, even though experts said it is actually worth some 30 million yen. The reserve price of the work was raised to only 3 million yen.
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