The official Van Gogh Museum throws cold water on the claim that a painting was bought for $ 50 at a garage sale of Minnesota made by the Dutch artist.
New York Art experts from the LMI Group International have long had a painting by Robust -looking fisherman who smokes a pipe called 'Elimar', painted by Vincent van Gogh.
The researchers spent more than $ 30,000 analyzing the painting, which came from a garage sale in 2016 and was taken over by LMI Group in 2019 and wrote a report of 458 pages to substantiate their position.
LMI Group believes that the artwork was made at around 1889 and is worth a stunning $ 15 million.
But the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam – which possesses the world's largest collection of his work – begs to differ.
“We have considered the new information mentioned in the 'Elimar' report of the LMI Group,” wrote a spokesperson for the Museum on the Minnesota Star Tribune.
“Based on our earlier opinion about the painting in 2019, we maintain our opinion that this is not an authentic painting by Vincent van Gogh.”
The museum first shot the idea that 'Elimar' was a piece made by the 19th century after the impressionist in 2019 when an earlier owner of the painting asked to be verified.
New York Art Experts from the LMI Group International have long had a painting by robust -looking fisherman who smokes a pipe called 'Elimar' painted by Vincent van Gogh has been painted
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam denied that 'Elimar' was painted by the Dutch post-impressionist painter
“We carefully investigated the material that you have provided and believe, based on stylistic characteristics, that your work cannot be attributed to Vincent van Gogh,” a representative told the then owner, according to the Kunstkrant.
The website of the Van Gogh Museum explains that the works of the artist are 'very well documented' and it is unlikely that there are many new pieces to add to his portfolio.
The website reads: 'The museum is researching the art of Vincent van Gogh, and so we have a lot of detailed knowledge about his oeuvre, his iconography, his painting and drawing techniques, his choice of materials and the origin of his works.
“This knowledge can help determine whether or not an illustrations can be attributed to Van Gogh.”
The Van Gogh Museum, founded in 1973, deals with only about 35 authentications a year after he has become overwhelmed by requests over the years, the New York Times reported.
Experts in the museum 'only accept requests from art professionals', according to the website of the Van Gogh Museum.
The museum process of determining the legitimacy of a painting is mainly based on photos. Occasionally they can ask that the piece will be sent.
“If the museum does not believe that the artwork is Van Gogh once the photos have been examined, we will not offer a detailed substantiation of our findings,” the museum claimed.
The Van Gogh Museum, founded in 1973, deals with only about 35 authentications per year after he has become overwhelmed over the years by requests
The word 'elimar' registered in the right corner of the painting is where Lim Group bought its name
Although the style of 'Elimar' does not work with what is usually imagined when it comes to Van Gogh, Lim Group researchers claimed that it was his version of a painting, my other artist made.
The 'Elimar' looks like a portrait of a fisherman Neils Gaihede by a Danish painter named Michael Ancher, according to the group's detailed report.
There is no signature on the painting, only the word 'Elimar' registered at the judicial corner, where LMI Group was given the name for the piece.
The methodology described in their research included the analysis of 'the block lettering applied by brush to a painted surface' and DNA found on the painting itself, according to LIM group.
