Van Gogh portrait set for auction

A major portrait by Vincent van Gogh that has been owned by the same family since 1929 will be sold in May, Christie’s auction house announced.

Although the presale estimate for “L’Arlesienne, Madame Ginoux” is $40 million, Guy Bennett, head of Impressionist and modern art for Christie’s New York, said the work is “very similar in composition and application” to Van Gogh’s “Portrait of Dr. Gachet,” which Christie’s sold in 1990 for $82.5 million.