Van Gogh painting sells for £11.2 million in Paris

Street Scene In Montmartre, a painting by Dutch master Vincent Van Gogh (Christophe Ena/AP)

A rare painting by Vincent Van Gogh was sold at auction by Sotheby’s Paris for 13.1 million euros (£11.2 million).

The sale of Street Scene In Montmartre was highly anticipated as it was one of the few paintings by the Dutch Impressionist master to still have been in private hands.