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Van Gogh Museum unveils rare picture by peer Munch

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AFP) —  Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum unveiled a rare new purchase Tuesday, painted by Vincent’s contemporary Edvard Munch, the only portrait by the Norwegian artist on display in The Netherlands. The “Portrait of Felix Auerbach,” created by Munch in 1906, was bought for an undisclosed amount from a private collection, Van Gogh Museum director Axel Rueger told journalists. “It’s the only portrait by Munch in a Dutch collection,” a beaming Rueger said as […]

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Experts challenge Van Gogh Museum on ‘lost’ notebook

by Fiachra GIBBONS PARIS, France (AFP) — The row over the discovery of a “lost” Vincent Van Gogh notebook took a dramatic new turn Thursday, with experts who back the find demanding a public debate with the Van Gogh Museum, which has dismissed it as a fake. In a point-by-point rebuttal of the museum’s damning assessment of the sketchbook — apparently from the artist’s legendary stay in the French city of Arles — the experts […]

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