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“Flea Market Renoir” May Have Been Stolen Decades Ago, Confusion Abounds

Posted in Collections, Connoisseurship, Forgery, Standing

What was the feel-good, ersatz Antiques-Roadshow story of the summer may soon be one of the most prominent art law issues in the country.  A painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir entitled “Paysage Bords de Seine” that was purchased at a flea market in 2010 for $7 and authenticated this year as genuine may turn out to… Continue Reading