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A high-stakes battle for authenticity

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Back in 2016, an oil painting surfaced at a flea market in Minnesota and was bought for less than $50. Now its owners are suggesting that it could be a lost Van Gogh, and therefore would be worth millions. (One estimate suggests $15 million.) The answer—at least to anyone with functioning eyeballs and a passing familiarity with art history—was a resounding "nah." The painting is stiff, clumsy, utterly lacking the feverish impasto and rhythmic br…
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A high-stakes battle for authenticity

Back in 2016, an oil painting surfaced at a flea market in Minnesota and was bought for less than $50. Now its owners are suggesting that it could be a lost Van Gogh, and therefore would be worth millions. (One estimate suggests $15 million.) The answer—at least to anyone with functioning eyeballs and a passing familiarity with art history—was a resounding "nah." The painting is stiff, clumsy, utterly lacking the feverish impasto and rhythmic br…

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