A painting bought for $50 was valued at $15 million

It is known that a few years ago a resident of Minnesota came to one of the local garage sales.

There he liked the picture, which he easily bought for fifty dollars. About it, writes The Wall Street Journal.

However, recently, the owner of the painting decided to show it to surprised experts.

They believe that this is an unknown work of the great Dutch artist Van Gogh.

The painting depicting a fisherman mending nets is made in the same style as many other works of the artist.

At the same time, the name of Elimar written in the lower right corner did not embarrass anyone.

A young man, who bought the painting at a flea market, sold it to collectors in New York for $15 million.

Now the company has released an extensive report confirming the authenticity of the work.

It is noted that they even did a DNA test of the hair stuck to the canvas.

The results showed that it belonged to a person with red or reddish-brown hair. Such were Van Gogh’s.

On the other hand, the controversy around the painting continues, because not everyone agrees on the authorship.

However, this no longer matters to the man who made a huge amount of money on it.