Van Gogh Discovery

Curators at a museum in Croatia report that they've found a new Van Gogh.

Apparently, they simply asked themselves, "what is this thing in storage in our attic?" and unwrapped it. Then said, "Gee, those brushstrokes look familiar" and called in an expert on Dutch art.

That expert, John Sillevis, says it is Van Gogh.

Here's a link to the story as covered by a newspaper based in Berlin, Germany.

http://jurnalo.com/jurnalo/storyPage.do?story_id=28610

Personally, I'm just astonished that the world of museum curating is as casual as this story makes it appear.