new Van Gogh painting identified

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AMSTERDAM (AP) ? The Van Gogh Museum says it has identified a long-lost Vincent Van Gogh painting that spent years in a Norwegian attic because it was thought not to be authentic. It is the first full-size canvas by the Dutch master discovered since 1928.

"Sunset at Montmajour" depicts a dry landscape of oak trees, bushes and sky, painted with Van Gogh's familiar thick brush strokes. It can be dated to the exact day it was painted because Vincent described it in a letter to his brother, Theo, and said he painted it the previous day ? July 4, 1888.

He said the painting was done "on a stony heath where small twisted oaks grow."

Museum experts said the painting was authenticated by Van Gogh's letters, the style and the physical materials used, and they had traced its history.

Museum director Axel Rueger described the discovery as a "once-in-a-lifetime experience" at an unveiling ceremony.

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That's a great find. I wonder how much the family got for it, or did they donate it?

[Jub]

That's such a beautiful piece. What a shame it's been lost for so long, but greater yet that it's been recovered!

[LittleNeutrino Veteran]

OMG its the Tardis!!

 

 

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That's a great find. I wonder how much the family got for it, or did they donate it?

 

Donate it? - are you insane

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Meh -- I could do better.