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Sotheby's Paris employees pose with the 1887 'Scene de Rue a Montmartre', by Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh. Reuters
Sotheby's Paris employees pose with the 1887 'Scene de Rue a Montmartre', by Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh. Reuters
Rarely seen Van Gogh painting sells for more than $15 million at auction
This was the first time that 'Street Scene in Montmartre' had been seen by the public since it was created in 1887