Vincent van Gogh painting from 1887 to debut

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A major Paris work by Vincent van Gogh that has been part of the same French family’s private collection for more than a century is to go on public display for the first time since it was painted in the spring of 1887.

Scène de rue à Montmartre is part of a very rare series depicting the celebrated Moulin de la Galette, on the hilltop overlooking the capital, painted during the two years the Dutch artist spent sharing an apartment with his brother Theo on rue Lepic.

Acquired by a French collector in 1920, it has remained in the same family ever since and never been shown in public, despite being listed in seven catalogues. It will be exhibited in London, Amsterdam and Paris before being sold by Sotheby’s in March when it is expected to fetch between €5m (£4.3m) and €8m.

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/feb/24/vincent-van-gogh-paris-painting-from-1887-to-make-public-debut

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You own a van Gogh and have never loaned it to a museum or gallery?  That's a bit of a crime against humanity.  

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Update:

Van Gogh's 'Street scene in Montmartre' goes under hammer twice at auction

A Vincent Van Gogh painting of a Paris street scene fetched 14 million euros ($16.47 million) at auction on Thursday, only to be put back under the hammer and sell for a lower amount.

Auction house Sotheby's said there had been a glitch with its online bidding system during the first sale of the painting, which had been held in a private collection for more than a century.

The painting "Street scene in Montmartre" received a highest bid of 11.25 million euros the second time around. With costs, it sold for 13.1 million euros.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/van-goghs-street-scene-montmartre-172202689.html