Rarely seen Van Gogh sells for over €13 million
27 March 2021 |
1:01 pm
One of the few paintings by Vincent Van Gogh still in private hands sold for more than 13 million euros at auction Thursday. "Street Scene in Montmartre" -- on public display for the first time since its creation in 1887, after a century in the same collection -- fetched 13.09 million euros ($15.4 million), Sotheby's said.
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One of the few paintings by Vincent Van Gogh still in private hands sold for more than 13 million euros at auction Thursday. "Street Scene in Montmartre" -- on public display for the first time since its creation in 1887, after a century in the same collection -- fetched 13.09 million euros ($15.4 million), Sotheby's said.
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