Elimar Returns: A Newly Identified Work by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)
Read the entire report establishing the authorship of this painting by Vincent van Gogh.
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Analyzing the DNA Found on Elimar
A hair was found embedded in the painted surface of the canvas. Exhaustive testing and research was conducted by one of the world’s leading scientific laboratories.
An Enigmatic Clue
A hair was found embedded in the painted surface of the canvas. Exhaustive testing and research by a team from one of the world’s leading scientific laboratories yielded proof that the hair is human and male. Its degraded state thwarted a quest to explore potential DNA matching with descendants of van Gogh.
Vincent van Gogh, Elimar, 1889, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, oil on canvas, 45.7 x 41.9 cm, Inscribed lower right, “ELIMAR.” Owner, LMI Group International, Inc., SPV Number 0719 LLC.
Behind the Scenes of the Laboratory
Documenting both the extraction of a section of the embedded hair and the forensic chain of custody of the sample.
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