Experts say van Gogh self-portrait is genuine

(AP) After years of doubts about its authenticity, experts in have confirmed that a Vincent van Gogh self-portrait was indeed painted by the Dutch master as he recovered in a French asylum from a mental breakdown.What sets the work apart is Van Gogh's use of a palette knife. "So he has painted it and during the process he suddenly decides that it has to become flat,'' Van Tilborgh said. "We tend to think that it has to do with the fact that it's made during a period of psychosis.''