Two employees exhibited a painting entitled “Scene de rue a Montmartre” (Impasse des deux freres et le moulin à Poivre), 1887 by the Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh, at the Sotheby’s auction house in Paris, on February 24, 2021. – the painting will be auctioned on March 25, 2021 at Sotheby’s in Paris. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP via Getty Images)
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UPDATED 19:45 PT – Wednesday, February 24, 2021
A painting of a street scene in Paris by Vincent Van Gogh was presented to the public for the first time. On Wednesday, the British auction company Sotheby’s announced that the 1887 painting would be presented for the first time in Hong Kong, Amsterdam and Paris.
Van Gogh’s painting is set to be auctioned in March and is expected to sell for up to $ 7 million. The auction company said the painting was previously privately owned and had never been seen in person.
Two employees exhibited a painting entitled “Scene de rue a Montmartre” (Impasse des deux freres et le moulin à Poivre), 1887 by the Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh, at the Sotheby’s auction house in Paris, on February 24, 2021. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP via Getty Images)
“The painting is a real rediscovery, which means that although it has been published in comprehensive catalogs, it has never reappeared on the market since it was purchased by the family that owns it,” said Claudia Mercier, Sotheby’s auctioneer. “So, more than a century has passed since this painting was in private hands.”
Two employees exhibited a painting entitled “Scene de rue a Montmartre” (Impasse des deux freres et le moulin à Poivre), 1887 by the Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh, at the Sotheby’s auction house in Paris, on February 24, 2021. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP via Getty Images)
Some of Van Gogh’s paintings remain private property, making this poster a historic event.