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MONDAY 13: ART COLLECTOR’S HOPES FOR A VAN GOGH REST ON ONE RED HAIR
2012-08-13

THE GLOBE AND MAIL: MICHAEL KESTERTON: “A human hair that may have belonged to Vincent van Gogh has been removed from a painting in an attempt to prove or disprove whether he painted the work of art,” The Daily Telegraph reports. “In a bid to settle one of the mysteries of the art world, the three-inch-long[(8-centimetre] red hair was lifted from Still Life with Peonies and DNA samples taken from it will be compared with those from van Gogh’s living relatives. If confirmed as a van Gogh, the painting could fetch … £39-million [$61-million].” Read Source




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