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Hartford: A painting long thought to be by Vincent Van Gogh has been authenticated by Dutch researchers. The Wadsworth Atheneum announced that the oil painting “Vase With Poppies” has been verified by researchers at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam as having been painted by the Dutch artist in 1886, just after he moved to Paris. The piece has been in the Hartford museum’s collection since 1957. Its authenticity was called into question in 1990 by art historian and Van Gogh expert Walter Feilchenfeldt, who raised concerns about many purported Van Goghs around the world, the Hartford Courant reports.