(STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP via Getty Images) 'Scène de rue à Montmartre… He moved to the south of France, where he cut off part of his ear during an episode of mental illness. One of the few paintings of Vincent Van Gogh still in private hands will be put up for auction on Thursday in one of the most anticipated sales of modern works this year. One of the few paintings by Vincent Van Gogh still in private hands sold for more than 13 million euros at auction Thursday, Sotheby's said. /AP A rare painting by Dutch impressionist master Vincent van Gogh of a street scene in the Parisian neighborhood of Montmartre will be publicly displayed for the first time before its Paris auction next month. The auction took place in Paris with bidding online or by phone from Paris, New York and Hong Kong. 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Rare Van Gogh painting of Paris up for auction Issued on: 25/03/2021 - 11:40 Modified: 25/03/2021 - 11:39 "Street Scene in Montmartre" by Van Gogh has not been seen in … Street scene in Montmartre by Dutch artist Van Gogh … It is part of a series Van Gogh produced of scenes in Montmartre, a hilly district of Paris now dominated by the Sacre Coeur church. The artist later shot himself and died near Paris on 29 July, 1890. One of the few paintings of Vincent Van Gogh still in private hands will be put up for auction on Thursday in one of the most anticipated sales of modern works this year. © RTÉ 2021. 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A rare painting by Vincent Van Gogh was sold at auction by Sotheby's Paris on Thursday for 13.1 million euros ($15.4 million). Article content. PARIS (Reuters) - A Vincent Van Gogh painting of a Paris street scene, held in a private collection for over a century, sold for 14 million euros ($16.50 million) at auction on Thursday. RTÉ is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. The Sotheby's team held the auction from Paris with bidding online or by phone from Paris, New York and Hong Kong. The sale of Street Scene in Montmartre was highly anticipated as it was one of the few paintings by the Dutch Impressionist master to still have been in private hands. Sotheby’s personnel display ‘Scene de rue à Montmartre’ (Street scene in Montmartre), a painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh at Sotheby’s auction house in Paris, on February 25, 2021. Van Gogh's Street Scene in Montmartre A Vincent Van Gogh painting of a Paris street scene, held in a private collection for over a century, sold for €14m at auction today. It is part of a series that Van Gogh produced of scenes in Montmartre, a hilly district of Paris now dominated by the Sacré Coeur church. The painting received a highest bid of 11.25 million euros ($17.5 million) the second time around. Van Gogh's 'A Street Scene in Montmartre' fetches 14 million euros at auction Sotheby's Paris employees pose with the painting "Scene de rue a Montmartre" by Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh Tags: rare | van gogh | auction | street scene on montmartre Rare Van Gogh Painting of Paris Up for Auction Two employees put on display a painting titled "Scene de rue a Montmartre" (Impasse des deux freres et le moulin à Poivre), 1887 by Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh, at the Sotheby's auction house in Paris on February 24, 2021. RTÉ.ie is the website of Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Ireland's National Public Service Media. Credit: AP The painting received a … “Street … PARIS, March 25 — One of the few paintings of Vincent Van Gogh still in private hands will be put up for auction today in one of the most anticipated sales of modern works this year. A Vincent Van Gogh painting of a Paris street scene fetched 14 million euros ($21.7 million) at auction on Thursday, only to be put back under the hammer and sell for a lower amount. Rare Van Gogh painting titled Street Scene in Montmartre to be sold at highly-anticipated auction by Sotheby's The 1887 work by the Dutch post-Impressionist master, one of more than 200 paintings he made during two years spent in Paris, portrays one of the windmills that dotted Montmartre when it was still just a village on the northern outskirts of the French capital of Paris. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. Van Gogh's Scene de Rue a Montmartre, which had been in the same family for more than 100 years, was going under the hammer for the first time. Unseen Van Gogh goes on public display before Sotheby's auction in March The work depicts a rarely seen view of Paris in the nineteenth century. Auction house Sotheby's had set an estimated value of between €5m and €8m euros for 'Street Scene in Montmartre' (Scène de rue à Montmartre), painted in 1887 while the artist was lodging with his brother Theo in the French capital. “Street Scene in Montmartre” is the highlight of 33 works from masters including Degas, Magritte, Modigliani, Klee, Rodin, and his muse Camille Claudel being sold in an auction streamed live by Sotheby’s in Paris. Street Scene at Montmartre was among more than 30 works being sold by Sotheby's from masters including Modigliani, Rodin, Camille Claudel, Degas, Klee and Magritte. Van Gogh arrived in Paris in 1886. Street scene in Montmartre, an 1887 painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh, at Sotheby’s auction house in Paris. Unseen Van Gogh painting of Paris—owned by one French family for a century—could make $10m at Sotheby’s The rare work shows a distinctive pastoral side to the city's Montmartre … PARIS (Reuters) - A Vincent Van Gogh painting of a Paris street scene fetched 14 million euros ($16.47 million) at auction on Thursday, only to be … The €14m bid was placed online just as the hammer was coming down to clear a bid at €13.05m. The identity of the buyer has not been divulged. The artwork painted in 1887 is to be on public display for the first time ahead of an auction next month. He moved to the south of France, where he cut off part of his ear during an episode of mental illness. A Vincent Van Gogh painting of a Paris street scene fetched 14 million euros ($16.47 million) at auction on Thursday, only to be put back under the hammer and sell for a lower amount. That exceeded the 5-8 million euros the auction house had estimated for the work, painted in 1887 while the artist was lodging with his brother Theo in the French capital. Sotheby's personnel display "Street Scene in Montmartre," a painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh at Sotheby's auction house in Paris, France, February 25, 2021. Could it happen in Australia? The painting was shown to the public for the first time last month, after spending more than a century behind closed doors in the family's private collection. shown to the public for the first time last month. Rarely seen Paris Van Gogh sells for over 13 mn euros 24matins.uk - Jean-Louis DE LA VAISSIERE • 13h. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. The sale of “Street Scene in Montmartre” was highly anticipated as it was one of the few paintings by the Dutch Impressionist master to … Van Gogh's 'Street Scene in Montmartre' Goes Under Hammer Twice at Auction Auction house Sotheby's said there had been a glitch with its online bidding system during the … A Vincent Van Gogh painting of a Paris street scene, held in a private collection for over a century, sold for 14 million euros ($16.50 million) at auction on Thursday. Van Gogh's 'Street scene in Montmartre' goes under hammer twice at auction The painting "Street scene in Montmartre" received a highest bid of 11.25 … Scene de rue à Montmartre (Street scene in Montmartre), a painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh is on display at Sotheby’s auction house in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 25, 202. Van Gogh arrived in Paris in 1886 and left the city in 1888, saying he had tired of its hectic pace of life. The sale of a painting depicting Montmartre by Vincent van Gogh for €13m (with fees) at Sotheby’s Paris on 25 March broke a record for the artist in France. The auction house said the painting had been seen in catalogues, but had never itself been on public display. Jacinda Ardern is taking drastic action to stop New Zealand's housing boom. Meáin Náisiúnta Seirbhíse Poiblí na hÉireann. “Street Scene in Montmartre” is the highlight of 33 works from masters including Degas, Magritte, Modigliani, Klee, Rodin, and his muse Camille Claudel being sold in an auction streamed live by Sotheby’s in Paris. One of the few paintings by Vincent Van Gogh still in private hands, "Street Scene in Montmartre", was sold for over 13 million euros Thursday at auction … Sotheby's personnel display "Scene de rue à Montmartre" (Street scene in Montmartre), a painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh, at Sotheby's auction house in Paris on Thursday. "Paintings from the Montmartre series are rare: It's very likely to garner a lot of interest from private buyers, the major Van Gogh collectors all around the world, and probably from institutions as well," Aurelie Vandevoorde, Sotheby's head of Impressionist and modern art in Paris, told AFP ahead of the sale. A Vincent Van Gogh painting of a Paris street scene, held in a private collection for over a century, sold for €14m at auction today. RFI - One of the few paintings of Vincent Van Gogh still in private hands, the Street scene in Montmartre sold for 13 million euros at an auction on Thursday in one of the most anticipated sales of modern works this year. PARIS (AP) — A rare painting by Vincent Van Gogh was sold at auction Thursday by Sotheby’s Paris for 13.1 million euros ($15.4 million). The painting, which depicts a man and woman strolling arm in arm past a ramshackle fence with a windmill in the background, came from the private collection of a French family. The artist later shot himself and died near Paris on July 29, 1890. The artwork painted in 1887 is to be on public display for the first time ahead of an auction next month. He left the city in 1888, saying he had tired of the hectic pace of Paris life. The painting, which depicts a man and woman strolling arm in arm past a ramshackle fence with a windmill in the background, came from the collection of a French family. During the auction, an online buyer and two telephone bidders went up against one another to try to secure the rare piece. Auction house Sotheby's said there had been a glitch with its online bidding system during the first sale of the painting, which had been held in a private collection for more than a century away from the public eye. A Vincent Van Gogh painting of a Paris street that spent more than 100 years behind closed doors has fetched 13.09 million euros (£11.2m) at auction. Sotheby's personnel display « Scene de rue à Montmartre » (Street scene in Montmartre), a painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh at Sotheby's auction house in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 25, 202. 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