Bogomila Welsh-Ovcharov

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Bogomila Welsh-Ovcharov (born 1940, Sofia) [1] is an art historian at the University of Toronto at Mississauga and authority on the art of Vincent van Gogh. [2] [3] Her book Van Gogh: The Lost Arles Sketchbook, contains reproductions of sketches said to be by the artist, but the authenticity of which has been disputed. [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. Digitaal Album Promotorum Archived 2018-03-15 at the Wayback Machine at Utrecht University.
  2. James Adams (2017-01-05). "Van Gogh's long-lost sketches draw a clearer picture of his wild years in Provence". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  3. "University of Toronto - Great Past - Great Minds Bio". Greatpast.utoronto.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  4. Barbara Casassus (2016-12-05). "Controversy in France over Vincent van Gogh book". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  5. Murray Whyte (2016-11-20). "Reputations are on the line in van Gogh battle | Toronto Star". Thestar.com. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  6. Mark Brown, Arts correspondent (2016-11-15). "Newly discovered 'Van Gogh' drawings labelled imitations by museum | Art and design". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-06-09.