Art collector’s desire for a Van Gogh rest on a strand of red hair

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A human hair that may have belonged to Vincent van Gogh has been removed from a painting in an attempt to prove or disprove whether he painted the work of art.

“In a bid to settle one of the mysteries of the art world, the three-inch-long red hair was taken from Still Life with Peonies and DNA samples taken from it will be compared with those from van Gogh’s living relatives. If confirmed as a van Gogh, the painting could fetch … £39-million [$61-million].”