Delivered-To: hlleibbrandt@onsbrabantnet.nl Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2018 05:35:31 +0000 (UTC) From: "janet g. smith" Reply-To: "janet g. smith" To: Leibbrandt Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: van Gogh Experts Contact Dear Hans, I do not know this business nor anyone affiliated with them, nor any of their clients. What I did find: This is Wunderly Galleries established in 2002 on another page 2007, from their website AKA: Art Experts, Inc. same address for 13 years, Better Business Bureau listed principal, Mark Winter. AKA: Van Gogh Experts same address. All three business have the same address and suite #202 _____________________________ Ask for specific references for their Van Gogh work. Generally an expert who provides the authentication 'should not' provide an appraisal. But depending upon their experts, this may not be a problem. 'Appraisers are not USPAP certified.' as stated on the webpage, (Wunderly.com) Qualified appraisers provide certified USPAP appraisals. The questions you should ask: 1. Ask them how many Certificates of Authenticity (COA) for Van Gogh they have issued. 2. Can they also authenticate a Toulouse Lautrec? 3. Ask them for the catalog number or a letter confirming they have in fact authenticated a painting by Vincent van Gogh for a client, which the Van Gogh Museum acknowledged/accepted. 4. Does the Van Gogh Museum acknowledge their certificates of authenticity (COA)? 5. Be careful, the final word on a Van Gogh is either the Van Gogh Museum or the Paris court. Best regards, Janet Janet G. Smith Fine Art Consulting & Appraisal Telephone: (402) 320-1239 www.jgsart.com PO Box 120214 Clermont, FL 34712 Please notify us, if you receive this email in error. Thank you. The telephone number is registered on the national do not call list. ======================================================================================== On Wednesday, January 17, 2018, 12:59:01 PM EST, Leibbrandt wrote: Dear Janet, We asked in de second mail hereunder LO&CO – Le Guide des Antiquaires 27 rue de Paris 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt FRANCE if they agree with "your sole opinion". Their answer is: Yes, we agree the paintings have the potential to be by Vincent Van Gogh. The answer came from: Vincent van Gogh Art Authentication/Appraisal EMAIL info@vangoghexperts.com PHONE 1-773-554-3849 595 N. Nova Rd. Suite 202 Ormond Beach, FL 32174 In Florida !! Do you think it is wise to let them do an authentication , and where on the world ? Do you know their establishment in Florida , what is the value of their authentication? Best regards, Hans ================================================================= Delivered-To: hlleibbrandt@onsbrabantnet.nl Wed, 17 Jan 2018 08:06:11 -0800 (PST) From: Van Gogh Experts Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 11:06:10 -0500 Subject: Re: van Gogh Experts Contact Form: Hans Leibbrandt To: HansLeibbrandt@onsbrabantnet.nl Yes, we agree the paintings have the potential to be by Vincent Van Gogh. Let us know if you want us to authenticate them. Yours sincerely, Mark EMAIL info@vangoghexperts.com PHONE 1-773-554-3849 595 N. Nova Rd. Suite 202 Ormond Beach, FL 32174 ================================================================= On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 11:50 AM, Hans Leibbrandt wrote: To: contact@guide-antiquaires.com Subject: Two interesting paintings signed "Vincent" and "TL", found around 1942 Cc: jgsomaha@yahoo.com, HansLeibbrandt@onsbrabantnet.nl Bcc; Teun To LO&CO – Le Guide des Antiquaires 27 rue de Paris 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt FRANCE Dear ladies and gentlemen, This mail concerns Two interesting paintings signed "Vincent" and "TL", found around 1942 You can find all we know about these two paintings on de website: http://www.leibbrandt.com/website/ June 2006 the photographs of both paintings were already evaluated by experts. Three museums we asked for help in 2006 : The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Louvre-Musee d'Orsay in Paris and the Kroller-Muller museum in Otterlo Nld. They did not recognize the style of Vincent van Gogh in the paintings. Nevertheless our attempts to find who has painted the two paintings signed with “Vincent” were continued. The photo’s van de paintings are since 2006 in the website on the Internet. End 2017 this resulted to a sensational discovery. On 11 January 2018 we got a mail from Janet G. Smith Janet G. Smith Fine Art Consulting & Appraisal Telephone: (402) 320-1239 http://www.jgsart.com PO Box 120214 Clermont, FL 34712 Florida USA The following opinion was provided by Janet G. Smith in her mail: http://www.leibbrandt.com/website/Correspondence/Janet_G_Smith/This_is_my_sole_opinion_2017-12-18.docx Picture #2 Review the market building on the right side of the picture under raking white light, or UV light and photographed, if unable to x-ray. Also the lower area, above the artists signature. Review the sky upper left for the artist's name is again written "Vincent". Again in the sky to the left of "Vincent" signature appears to be "TL" The works may in fact be a collaborative works of Vincent and Toulouse-Lautrec I would estimate the date to be 1886 for both pictures. This is my sole opinion. To see it better, reduce the brightness and increase the contrast somewhat, look to the screen from some distance. Janet G. Smith is not an unknown person in the world of art. Her impressive CV is in: http://www.leibbrandt.com/website/Correspondence/Janet_G_Smith/New_Resume_January_30_2018.doc See also: https://www.maineantiquedigest.com/launch-dealer/SMIT4932 She is the first one who did this “discovery” and now she asks us to inform the three museums that we asked for help in 2006 also about her “discovery” and if, the museums after investigation of the photo’s (and when necessary also the paintings) have the same opinion as she has. The same question is asked to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and the Kröller MĂĽller museum in Otterlo Nld, if they after investigation of the photo’s (and when necessary also the paintings) have the same opinion as Janet G. Smith has. The Musee d'Orsay however referered our request in 2018 to your organization. So to you Janet G. Smith’s question if your organization can also discover in the left upper corner of Picture #2 under the blue sky also “ TL Vincent ” and your opnion if these works may in fact be a collaborative works of Vincent and Toulouse-Lautrec. Myself, I think I can see in the left upper corner of Picture #1 also the signature "V nc t" vaguely on the first layer under the clouds. There was another surprise: On 6 jan. 2018 also X-ray photo’s were made with the frames removed. With the frames removed the photo’s made in 2006 were made again, See: http://www.leibbrandt.com/website/images/Photos_2018_01_06/ Under the frame, the combination "TL Vincent" but somewhat smaller, can also be seen in the left upper corner of Picture #2. The owner of the paintings lives in the Netherlands. In case it is necessary for your investigation we can bring the paintings to your organization in 27 rue de Paris, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE. Thanking LO&CO – Le Guide des Antiquaiires in advance for the cooperation. Also on behalf of the owner of the paintings, Hans Leibbrandt Leibbrandt Kievietlaan 4 5683RC Best, The Netherlands Phone +31 (0)499-398260 Mailto:HansLeibbrandt@onsbrabantnet.nl http://www.leibbrandt.com