Previously unpublished paintings by Van Gogh found at a flea market.

For the past few days, the art world has been abuzz with the news that the painting "Old Man Weaving Fishing Nets," acquired nine years ago by an antique collector, is by Van Gogh.

According to ARTnews, the art research company LMI Group International (New York) published a 458-page document identifying the oil painting "Elimar" as a work by Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890). Twenty experts from various fields, including chemistry, curatorial science, and intellectual property law, were commissioned to conduct a four-year assessment process to reach this conclusion.

In 2019, LMI acquired the painting to investigate its provenance but did not disclose the purchase price. Previously, the painting belonged to an anonymous antique collector who had bought the work for $50 at a flea market in 2016.

Van Gogh's painting "The Old Man Weaving Fishing Nets". (Photo: LMI GROUP INTERNATIONAL)

Based on the characteristics of the canvas, the paint, and other details, researchers concluded that the work was created in 1889 – a time when Van Gogh was being treated at the Saint-Paul Psychiatric Hospital in southern France. This period was also when the artist created several masterpieces such as "Almond Blossom" (1890), "Irises" (1889), and "The Starry Night" (1889).

According to LMI, "Elimar" is based on a work by the Danish painter Michael Ancher (1849-1927), and is one of many versions by Van Gogh that reinterpret paintings by other artists. "This particular analysis of the painting offers a fresh perspective on Van Gogh's career, especially in relation to his reinterpretations of other artists' works," said Maxwell L. Anderson, CEO of LMI.

Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch Impressionist painter, influenced by artists such as Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, Pissarro, and Gauguin.

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