Van Gogh painting bought for £45 in London junk shop sells for millions

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A painting purchased for £45 from a London junk shop in 1968 was later authenticated as an original Vincent van Gogh. The artwork had previously sold for only £4 at a farm sale in 1967. After changing hands several times, it was sold to a private collector in 2020. The final sale price was reported to be between €12 million and €15 million.

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