Minnesota Yard Sale Purchase Could Be Original Van Gogh Worth Millions

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NEW YORK (KVRR/KFGO) – A group of experts believes that a painting purchased at a Minnetonka, Minnesota yard sale in 2016 may be the work of Vincent van Gogh.

According to Art-News.com, a panel of about 20 experts examined the painting, comparing it to other works by van Gogh and testing the canvas and paint. The previously unknown oil portrait depicts a fisherman smoking a pipe

They now believe that the painting was created between 1889 and 1890 while the famous artist was staying at a mental institution in France.

The painting was bought for approximately $50 at the yard sale, but the experts estimate its worth could be as much as $15 million.

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