It would be curious to know where it sat from 1959 to 2013. My humble bet is that some insider to the Museum stole it, and put it for safe-keeping in the attic til they could re-sell it. The guy passes away, and it all gets parted up with relatives who never know the value.
How could the cops know about it unless she tried to sell it? If she tried to sell it to a legitimate art dealer then she couldn’t have known it was stolen. If she tried to sell in underground then it must have been an undercover cop that nabbed her.
Any other theories?
Looks like she wasted her $7.
I first thought, why would anybody pay $7 for that, then I thought ... Hell why would anybody steal it.
Lived a good part of my life in Baltimore.
Amazed that they had a Renoir to begin with.
In Fuqua's September interview she told the Post,
You know, I'm no expert, but isn't it RULE NUMBER ONE that if you're " trying to remain anonymous", that you DON'T GIVE INTERVIEWS ?
If she bought it just for the frame why was the painting still in it ?
As well most thieves sell stolen property within days if not hours. So her momma is suspect due her profession / hobby skill set.
Momma may have passed away recently and daughter tried to cash in...
My “what if” on the matter....aka serious wild ass guess...SWAG !
Hopefully, she’s only out the $7 and not tons of legal fees for this investigation.