Computer algorithm recreates Van Gogh painting in one hour

German researchers find computers can use algorithm to copy famous painting styles, including Picasso's

Computers: they make everything so easy these days. They check our spelling for us and help with maths, and now machines have added painting to the list of things they are better than us at.

Researchers in Germany have found that an algorithm can accurately copy the painting style of artists as disparate as Pablo Picasso and Vincent Van Gogh - and in just 60 minutes.