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London man bought painting for £45 in 1968; it turned out to be a Van Gogh worth up to €15 million
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. Times of India World is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to London. The first report grouped here was at 14 Oct 2026, 18:20 UTC. The headline in use is “London man bought painting for £45 in 1968; it turned out to be a Van Gogh worth up to €15 million”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
A painting bought for just £45 from a London junk shop in 1968 was later authenticated as an original Vincent van Gogh. The artwork, which had previously sold for only £4 at a farm sale in 1967, changed hands several times before being sold to a private collector for approximately…
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- First reported by Times of India World
London man bought painting for £45 in 1968; it turned out to be a Van Gogh worth up to €15 million
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- Times of India