Neat story - well, to me.
Beautiful van Dyck painting found:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2011/jun/11/saleroom-sleuth-unearthed-van-dycks
caption - "Now thought to be worth £3.5m, this Van Dyck was described by Christie’s as “Flemish School, 17th century, portrait of a young girl with a fan”. It had a saleroom estimate of £13,200-£17,600. Photograph: Philip Mould Ltd"
I don't particularly care who painted this - just that it's gorgeous. Somehow I think of it as a portrait of Roberta at a certain age.
I suppose there are more stories like this out there, even an earlier find by this same fellow.
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