Rarely seen Vincent van Gogh painting exhibited ahead of auction

Sotheby’s personnel display the painting by Vincent van Gogh (Christophe Ena)

A rare painting by Dutch impressionist master Vincent van Gogh will be publicly displayed for the first time before its auction next month.

Sotheby’s auction house said the work, painted in 1887 and featuring a street scene in the Parisian neighbourhood of Montmartre, has remained in the same family collection for more than 100 years – out of the public eye.