Sotheby's Publicly Displays Vincent van Gogh Painting for the First Time

Sotheby's has publicly displayed an early painting by Vincent van Gogh for the first time. Entitled Scène de rue Montmartre, the work was painted in 1887 and depicts a couple and two children walking past the entrance to the Pepper Mill in Montmartre, Paris. The piece was created by van Gogh during a time when he was living with his brother Theo in the French neighborhood. While there, the then-aspiring artist was surrounded by other Impressionist painters who influenced his style. "Very few pa...