A local couple bought the portrait which they believe to be the only known full picture of Vincent Van Gogh in existance, in an auction in France for €1,700. They took the chance because they believed that Van Gogh was in fact the character in the painting. They have since spent much time researching thie with various facial reconstructive experts and forensic scientists, in order to ascertain whether it was in fact whom they thought it was.
The artist who is beleived to have created this portrait is a female artist of the name Jeanne Donnadieu. Little is known about her, but it is understood that she lived four doors along from Van Gogh so it is perfectly plauseable that she made the said painting.
The painting is on show at the Abbey Walk Gallery in Grimsby, which has seen the number of visitors rise from 200 a week to around 1000 a week. And the couple have recieved several valuations for the painting from around £10,000 to around £3m, which raises an interesting point around the valuation of art, if the piece is created by a little known artist, but the subject matter is of who is considered one of the greatest ever artists, is it really worth so much more, but then again it comes down to supply and demand, if this is considered to be the only one of its kind in existance (the only full portrait of Van Gogh) then a higher valuation should be feesable; however, it is usually the artist who produces the work that adds the value to it. For exmple a painting of the english countryside by Constable would be worth more than an the same scene painted by my dad. All the same this is an amazing find, especially if it is prooved to be the real Van Gogh.
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