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Family unknowingly had rare, valuable painting for 150 years
A painting hanging in a French family's living room turned out to be far more valuable than just another trinket or heirloom.
Painting Hung in Family Home for 150 Years—Then They Discovered Its Value
The piece, titled Study of Reclining Lions, had been in the same family's possession for 150 years since the posthumous sale of the artist's studio in 1864. The work is set to go to auction where it ...
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Paint 26 Portraits of a Postman and His Family While Staying in the South of France?
The artist met Joseph Roulin, a 47-year-old postal worker, in the late 1880s. The series of artworks will be reunited at ...
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Restoration Reveals the Secrets of One of Winston Churchill’s Most Beloved Paintings
Long thought to be a family heirloom, the artwork was actually gifted to the British prime minister in 1942 during the ...
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Family unknowingly had rare, valuable painting for 150 years
(NEXSTAR) – A painting hanging in a French family’s living room turned out to be far more valuable than just another trinket or heirloom. An auctioneer doing inventory on the family property ...