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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 229021, member: 2844"]All three windmills were in Montmartre, Paris.</p><p>I don't know if your painting is real, but I do know van Gogh, like many artists, put the same figures in different paintings. The current popularity of his paintings also makes van Gogh a perfect subject for fakers.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The first label is of course Christie's.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second label is from the Koninklijke Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten (Royal Academy of Fine Arts) in Antwerp, of an exhibition in the winter of 1885-86.</p><p><br /></p><p>The last label is from Frans Buffa, one of the most famous art dealers in The Netherlands, from 1790-1951.</p><p>I found some information on Frans Buffa in Dutch on this site, the museum had an exhibition dedicated to Frans Buffa:</p><p><a href="http://www.singerlaren.nl/kunsthandel-buffa-schoonheid-te-koop" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.singerlaren.nl/kunsthandel-buffa-schoonheid-te-koop" rel="nofollow">http://www.singerlaren.nl/kunsthandel-buffa-schoonheid-te-koop</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Rough translation of the most relevant part:</p><p>The Italian print dealer Francesco Buffa settled in Amsterdam in 1790 and laid the foundation for a gallery that put its mark on the taste of the Dutch public for more than 150 years. It was here that collectors from The Netherlands and abroad put their collections together.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Antwerp exhibition could be very interesting. Van Gogh studied at this Academy, if I remember correctly he was kicked out. It is now called Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten</p><p>Vincent's brother Theo was an art dealer. He took care of Vincent for most of his life and sold the one painting that was ever sold during his lifetime.</p><p>If this picture is the real deal, there should be a mention of it in a list of the Antwerp exhibition and possibly in the extensive correspondence between Vincent and Theo.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 229021, member: 2844"]All three windmills were in Montmartre, Paris. I don't know if your painting is real, but I do know van Gogh, like many artists, put the same figures in different paintings. The current popularity of his paintings also makes van Gogh a perfect subject for fakers. The first label is of course Christie's. The second label is from the Koninklijke Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten (Royal Academy of Fine Arts) in Antwerp, of an exhibition in the winter of 1885-86. The last label is from Frans Buffa, one of the most famous art dealers in The Netherlands, from 1790-1951. I found some information on Frans Buffa in Dutch on this site, the museum had an exhibition dedicated to Frans Buffa: [URL]http://www.singerlaren.nl/kunsthandel-buffa-schoonheid-te-koop[/URL] Rough translation of the most relevant part: The Italian print dealer Francesco Buffa settled in Amsterdam in 1790 and laid the foundation for a gallery that put its mark on the taste of the Dutch public for more than 150 years. It was here that collectors from The Netherlands and abroad put their collections together. The Antwerp exhibition could be very interesting. Van Gogh studied at this Academy, if I remember correctly he was kicked out. It is now called Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten Vincent's brother Theo was an art dealer. He took care of Vincent for most of his life and sold the one painting that was ever sold during his lifetime. If this picture is the real deal, there should be a mention of it in a list of the Antwerp exhibition and possibly in the extensive correspondence between Vincent and Theo.[/QUOTE]
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