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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
A Sketch By Paul Gauguin May Have Been Found
 SACRAMENTO, CA - Sept. 14, 2004 - (Near-Death
Newsletter) - Peter Teekamp is an artist and
near-death experiencer living in Washington state who stumbled across
a sketch that might be worth millions of
dollars. He believes the sketch to be an original artwork by the famous 19th
century post-impressionist artist
Paul Gauguin.
Teekamp happened to discover the sketch hanging on the wall of a restaurant
he once visited. Having studied Gauguin as an artist for years, Teekamp knew
a Gauguin when he saw one; so he bought the sketch from
its owner for $5,000. After a detailed examination of the sketch, Teekamp
gathered compelling evidence to support the claim of its authenticity. But
an ugly court battle ensued over its ownership for which Teekamp won.
By pure coincidence, Teekamp was in the middle of writing a book about
Gauguin. Discovering the sketch was only one of the many coincidences
throughout Teekamp's life connecting him to Gauguin. Total strangers would
walk up to Teekamp to tell him of his physical resemblance to Gauguin. But
it wasn't until someone suggested that he was Gauguin reincarnated that
Teekamp began to seriously examine Gauguin's life and art in a way that no
one ever has. And the more he learned about Gauguin, the more he discovered
the amazing parallels between himself and Gauguin. These parallels led
Teekamp to believe that he might indeed be
the reincarnation of Gauguin.
One of the most interesting parallels is a hidden "signature" within
Gauguin's art which had never been known before. Teekamp had been doing the
same thing in his own artworks with the same signature years before he
discovered that Gauguin did the same. But this is only one piece of the
puzzle. Teekamp lists many others on his website at
http://www.peterteekamp.com/summary.html. The story surrounding the
sketch, the evidence supporting its authenticity, and the court battle which
followed was a fitting way for Teekamp to end his book which is entitled
"Pass It On, Art HIStory." Currently, Teekamp and his co-author and partner,
Michelle Moshay, are waiting for forensic experts to examine the sketch for
authenticity; but this can take several years. In his book, Teekamp has
provided strong circumstantial evidence of the sketch's authenticity and the
remarkable lifetime similarities between Teekamp and Gauguin are uncanny and
even suggestive of reincarnation.
For inquiries concerning Peter Teekamp's story, artwork, or book, please
contact Michelle Moshay at
PassItOn@Blackhills.com or phone (425) 888-6373.
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