Art collector sues museum for millions

An amateur art collector is taking the Van Gogh Museum to court to challenge its verdict that a painting he bought for 2480 ($6149) in a flea market is a fake.

The 47-year-old Frenchman, who believes the picture is genuine, is asking a court in Bordeaux to order the museum in Amsterdam either to confirm that Les Laboureurs is an authentic piece by the Dutch master, or to pay him damages of 4 million, the amount he claims he could have sold it for at auction.

The battle between the school canteen worker and the museum, which has the biggest collection of Van Goghs, has been going for 12 years.