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In addition to being amazed, maybe you'll gain the motivation to clean your own storage spaces in search of forgotten treasures. A CONTESTED CARAVAGGIO PAINTINGIn 2.

French homeowners in Toulouse discovered much more than just a puddle in the attic while trying to fix their leaky roof. Tucked away in the rafters was a hidden painting that may be the handiwork of Italian artist Caravaggio.

The painting—a version of the artist’s Judith Beheading Holofernes (1. Rome’s National Gallery of Ancient Art—was cleaned and analyzed in Paris, where experts debated its true origins. Some experts claim that Louis Finson—a 1. Beauty And The Beast (2017) Movie In Hd more.

Flemish Baroque painter who both studied and imitated Caravaggio’s style—created the work, while others believe that the Renaissance master painted it himself sometime in the early 1. Other experts, like British art critic Jonathan Jones, claim that the painting lacks Caravaggio’s “psychological intensity” or signature realism. Meanwhile, the contested Caravaggio work continues to be a magnet for controversy. In 2. 01. 6, art historian Giovanni Agosti resigned from the board of Milan’s Brera Art Gallery after the institution displayed the work alongside authenticated Caravaggio paintings. That said, you won’t be seeing the polarizing Judith Beheading Holofernes replica showcased abroad anytime soon: The French government has placed an export ban on the canvas until November 2. A NEWLY AUTHENTICATED VAN GOGH LANDSCAPEIn 1. Norwegian industrialist Christian Nicolai Mustad purchased a 1.

French countryside at sunset, called Sunset at Montmajour. It once belonged to Theo van Gogh, noted art dealer and brother of Vincent van Gogh.

Initially believed to be the famous artist’s handiwork, the 1. French ambassador to Sweden visited Mustad's home and suggested it was a fake. There it sat until the collector’s death in 1. New homeowners suspected that the painting might be a van Gogh, so they brought it to Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum in 1.

There, experts gave preliminary confirmation that the work was inauthentic, partly because it lacked a signature. But a few years later, art historians used new technologies to reexamine the painting, leading them to a decidedly different conclusion. In 2. 01. 3, van Gogh historians announced that Sunset at Montmajour had indeed been painted by the iconic Post- Impressionist painter. They noted that it was painted on the same type of canvas, and using the same techniques, as paintings van Gogh had completed in Arles, France. Also, it was listed as part of Theo van Gogh’s collection in 1.

Adding to their certainty, an 1. Vincent to Theo described the painting in detail, and even mentioned the very day he’d painted it. To this day, it’s the first full- sized painting by the Dutch artist to be newly authenticated since 1. A FORGOTTEN JACKSON POLLOCK PAINTINGIn December 2. Sun City, Arizona prepare to move into a retirement home, a local man spotted a Los Angeles Lakers poster in the garage, signed by Kobe Bryant. They contacted Scottsdale- based J. Levine Auction & Appraisal to gauge its value, but the piece of sports memorabilia ended up being one of the least valuable artworks in the house: While investigating the garage, auction house employees stumbled upon a painting that appeared to be by Jackson Pollock, along with a cache of works by Color Field painter Kenneth Noland, American abstract artist Jules Olitski, and visual artist Cora Kelley Ward.

The homeowner had inherited the treasure trove of paintings from his half- sister, New York socialite Jenifer Gordon Cosgriff, who died in 1. Private investigators hired to investigate the works determined that Cosgriff had been friends with Clement Greenberg, the mid- 2. Hazel Guggenheim Mc. Kinley, the sister of socialite and arts philanthropist Peggy Guggenheim. Both of these art world figures were friends with the artists whose works were found in the garage. Josh Levine, the owner and CEO of J.

Levine Auction & Appraisal, estimates the value of the potential Pollock—which has suffered moisture, heat, and smoke damage—to be around $1. But since the untitled painting is unsigned and undated (and Pollock, himself, died in 1. Thanks to Levine, its provenance has been traced, and forensic scientists have also dated its materials back to the mid 2. Hopefully for Levine, whoever buys the painting at auction won't mind. A LONG- LOST REMBRANDT PAINTINGA small, slightly damaged oil painting that was expected to sell for just $5. Rembrandt, the Dutch Old Master painter.

Created by Rembrandt when he was in his late teens, the 1. The Unconscious Patient (An Allegory of the Sense of Smell)—was one work in a series that the artist likely created to depict the five senses. Not only was the 9- inch work encased in a Victorian frame, making it appear to be a 1. Continental School painting, but its surface was flaking and its wooden backing had cracks. But after the homeowners died, their adult children hired Nye and Co. Nye paid the residence a personal visit, but the Rembrandt- in- disguise didn't stick out among offerings like old furniture, silver, and other artworks. The dealers ended up scoring the work for the bargain price of $8.

In turn, they sold it to Thomas Kaplan, a New York financier and Dutch Golden Age art collector, for a reported $3 to $4 million. Conservationists later discovered Rembrandt’s initials on the painting, under a layer of varnish, proving that the painting was indeed his work. In 2. 01. 6, the restored painting was showcased at Los Angeles’s J. Download Whole The Promise (2017) Movie. Paul Getty Museum, along with other works loaned from Kaplan’s collection, including Rembrandt’s The Stone Operation (An Allegory of the Sense of Touch) and The Three Musicians (An Allegory of the Sense of Hearing). A TREASURE TROVE OF ARTHUR PINAJIAN ARTWORKS.

In 2. 00. 7, two men who purchased a tiny, run- down cottage in Bellport, New York for around $3. Thomas Schultz and Larry Joseph, who simply intended to flip the home, were told they were also welcome to a stockpile of artworks stored in the home’s single- car garage. There sat thousands of paintings, drawings, and journals that were the handiwork of Arthur Pinajian, a reclusive Armenian- American artist and comic book creator. The cottage had once belonged to Pinajian, who passed away in 1. Armen, who supported him financially. The artist never achieved widespread fame during his lifetime, but his works of abstract expressionism steadily gained appreciation—and value—after his death. Today, he’s remembered for creating the first cross- dressing superhero, Madame Fatal, for Crack Comics, along with carefully rendered works of Abstract Expressionism.

Some art experts now refer to him in the same breath as giants like Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock. Bitter about his lack of success, Pinajian had reportedly told his relatives to dispose of his works after he died. However, his family ended up ignoring his orders, saving much of his output. There it remained in the garage for years, collecting dust, fungus, and bugs.

Schultz and Joseph—who paid an extra $2. Pinajian's collection—quickly realized they had something special on their hands: “We had no idea of the worth or artistic merit of any of this stuff; it was basically a big mess,” Schultz told.

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