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Van Gogh's market story is more complex than the myth, but it still shows that value, recognition and timing are different things.

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Van Gogh's market story is more tangled than the myth, but its core stands: worth is not the same as recognition, and the two can arrive years — or a lifetime — apart.

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Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

Van Gogh'un piyasa hikâyesi efsaneden daha karmaşıktır; ama yine de değer, tanınma ve zamanlamanın farklı şeyler olduğunu gösterir.
Van Gogh Müzesi

Van Gogh'un piyasa hikâyesi efsaneden daha karmaşıktır; ama özü ayakta kalır: Değer, tanınmayla aynı şey değildir ve ikisi, yıllarca — hatta bir ömür — arayla gelebilir.

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