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lapfog_1

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6. the article says the painting was valued at $30,000 to $35,000

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Sat Sep 30, 2017, 11:57 PM

Sep 2017

that makes no sense to me.

If this was a real Renoir painting, even a minor work, it should be in the $100s of thousands to millions.

And stealing such a painting only valued at $35,000 makes no sense either, given that only collectors who will NOT display it publicly or even privately would be in the market for a stolen painting (now famous if it wasn't before).

Something about this is weird.

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Renoir painting stolen before auction near Paris [View all] shenmue Sep 2017 OP

How does that happen? democratisphere Sep 2017 #1

Thomad Crown Affair? irisblue Sep 2017 #2

How does one fence a stolen Renoir? The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2017 #3

Very private collectors. defacto7 Sep 2017 #4

I am so sorry to hear this. Greed is universal. MLAA Sep 2017 #5

the article says the painting was valued at $30,000 to $35,000 lapfog_1 Sep 2017 #6

Hmm, yes shenmue Oct 2017 #7

yikes gopiscrap Oct 2017 #8