Following two years of extensive study, experts confirmed that a new Van Gogh painting has been discovered.
The Van Gogh Museum announced on Monday that "Sunset at Montmajour" was, indeed, a piece by the famed Dutch painter.
"A discovery of this magnitude has never before occurred in the history of the Van Gogh Museum," director Axel Rueger wrote in a statement.
Van Gogh finished the newly identified painting around 1888, Ruger contended - the same time Van Gogh completed "Sunflowers," and "The Bedroom." It was a period that Rueger said was "considered by many to be the culmination of his artistic achievement."
The owners of the painting came to the Museum in 2011, asking for their expert opinion on the work, Bloomberg reported. They weren't sure of the details, or even if Van Gogh truly was the painter.
Senior researcher at the Van Gogh Museum Louis van Tilborgh said that the piece "intrigued us from the beginning, and we decided to carry out a thorough investigation."
For two years, experts pored over the work, doing "extensive research into style, technique, paint, canvas, the depiction, Van Gogh's letters and the provenance."
The piece shows a spread of land in Arles - the town in southern France where he was working at the time, the Museum told CNN.
Some shades he used in the painting also reflect other pigments from works he completed in Arles. Experts at the Museum said his signature discolorations made them almost sure Van Gogh was the artist.
Two letters that Van Gogh wrote also make reference to the painting, Bloomberg reported.
The painting will be on display beginning Sept. 24 as part of the "Van Gogh at Work" exhibition, running through Jan. 12.
