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How A Fake Van Gogh Painting Sold For $36 Million | The Fake Van Goghs | Real History



In 1987 a painting of Van Gogh’s iconic sunflowers sold for over £22 million, a record at the time. It was bought by the Japanese company Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance at Christies auction house in London. Soon after the auction ended experts began to call the paintings authenticity into questioning. This documentary follows the amazing story behind this controversy and how it changed the art world forever.

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3 Comments

  1. I only lasted 3 minutes in and I am out!! WHY PLAY 2 SOUND TRACKS AT THE SAME TIME!?!??? Seriously ridiculous thing to do!! Trying to listen, you can not understand either one. Whoever did this should NOT be making content!!

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