Van Gogh Museum Rejects Attribution of Garage Sale Painting as Authentic

Experts dispute the museum's decision, claiming the $50 find could be a $15 million masterpiece by Vincent van Gogh.

The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam denied that the painting 'Elimar,' purchased at a Minnesota garage sale, is an authentic work by Vincent van Gogh.
The painting, depicting a fisherman repairing his net, was reportedly created in 1889 while van Gogh was at the Saint-Paul psychiatric sanitarium in France.
New York-based LMI Group International conducted a multi-year investigation involving 20 experts and a 458-page report to support the painting's authenticity.
LMI Group criticized the museum for its swift dismissal, stating that the museum relied on JPEG images rather than examining the painting directly.
The Van Gogh Museum maintains a rigorous authentication process, rejecting the vast majority of attribution requests, including this one, despite LMI's findings.