Van Gogh in Mimara Museum, Zagreb, Croatia
According to this morning’s eddition of Telegraph , previously unknown work by Vincent Van Gogh is believed to have been discovered in the cellar of a Mimara Museum in Zagreb, Croatia.
“The unnamed oil on canvas painting”, wites Telegraph, ”showing five women and a little girl from Scheweningen in the Netherlands in a forest, is signed Vincent in one corner. “
Telegraph contunues : “It was found by experts looking through the uncatalogued collection that has been stored at the Mimara Museum in the Croatian capital Zagreb for the past two decades.
Museum spokesman Darko Glavan said Dutch art expert John Sillevis had confirmed the painting was an authentic work by Vincent Van Gogh probably painted in 1882. Mr Glavan said the museum was still carrying out tests on the painting before making an official announcement.”
Muzej Mimara (Museum Mimara) , located at Roosveltov trg 5 in Zagreb, the Croatian capital has the permanent display of the art collection of Ante and Wiltrud Topić Mimara donated to Croatia. Museum is housed in an 1883 neo-Renaissance former school building, the displays a diverse collection showing the loving hand of Ante Topić Mimara, a private collector who donated over 3750 priceless objects to his native Zagreb, even though he spent much of his life in Salzburg, Austria. The collection spans a wide range of periods and regions.
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