Posted on 09/09/2012 7:16:58 AM PDT by Daffynition
(Newser) – The flea market box lot was less than $50, and the buyer picked it up mostly for the Paul Bunyan doll it contained. But it turns out the box lot also contained an original painting by Renoir that could fetch up to $100,000 in an auction at the end of the month, reports the New York Times. The 5.5-inch-by-9-inch painting of the Seine riverside is believed to be Renoir's Paysage Bords de Seine. It was bought from a French gallery in 1925 and later sold to a Maryland collector, but art historians aren't sure when or how it disappeared.
Yep. That's me. :)
“... is it a way to get stolen good back circulated into the market?”
I thought if it was definitely stolen, the painting (or whatever).. would be confiscated? I know that occurred with some coins just recently. If the original painting was sold to someone in Maryland and there is no police report... perhaps it was just lost in an estate sale?
Maybe I should watch out if they are having a yard sale over that way. ;)
Ha ha!
Sounds to me like a piece that was quietly stolen from the museum that it was donated to and that it had a sticker from. (Helps to have the sticker for the authentication that would be required in order for it to fetch much in the market.)
With the ‘finder’ not being publicly identified that makes it a little more likely IMO she could be fencing it for someone.
Uh...thank you for clarifying your comment, as I am a great fan of Renoir and grew up in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts which houses a fine collection of his and other Impressionist Artists.
And I have always rebelled against the “Art Community” LOL. That’s why I am a FReeper! :-D
What the h*ll? Was he using this to clean his brushes?
LOL...just having fun with that type.
Tricky, tricky stuff. I didn’t even think about that! It does make sense in a way.. if she is questioned, she can say she purchased it in a mixed bag of stuff. Chances are that sales of this nature don’t keep detailed records of every wooden spoon, book, picture that it sells. You’re a smart cookie, Lurker!
“Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.”
G. K. Chesterton quote
How would you like to double your money on that Martin? Let me know. :)
That’s Isabella not Elizabeth.
I do see Michelle Obama's butt was fashionable at that time though.
Did you ever seen the Steven Sondheim show, SUMDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE? It’s about the artist George Seraut who painted this? At the end of Act 1 the cast recreates this scene on the stage.. It is BRILLIANT!
I got that...LOL!
I know the “type” well! hahahahaha
You try a home invasion in my house. Go ahead. See what happens.
I already DID! On eBay! LOLOL
Now, the Pre-CBS Fender is another story!
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