New van Gogh discovered by Eleanor E-W

A Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam has just announced that a new van Gogh painting has been discovered.  The painting is called ‘Sunset at Montmajour’.  It is considered the biggest discovery mad (so far) by the Van Gogh museum.  It was sold in 1901, and only now given back. The museum says that it will appear in the exhibit ‘Van Gogh at Work’ shortly.

I think it’s interesting that the museum is able to be sure it is a van Gogh. In the article it says that “Ruger said the museum attributed the painting to van Gogh after "extensive research into style, technique, paint, canvas, the depiction, van Gogh's letters and the provenance.’”  I know very little about art, but after reading this I’m assuming that they must have people who study van Goghs and are able to tell by studying the paintings whether it really is a van Gogh. I think that’s a pretty interesting job--sort of like being an art detective. 

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/09/world/europe/netherlands-van-gogh-new-painting/index.html?hpt=wo_t3