Forty years is a long time to wait for the return of a stolen Norman Rockwell painting. But recently, the Grant family got their father’s Rockwell painting back, returned by the FBI. The family had collected $15,000 from their insurance company at the time of its robbery in 1976. In 1954, the Rockwell painting, a cover for the September 1919 Saturday Evening Post, had been damaged by their father’s pool cue while he was playing at a neighbor’s house. He bought the painting from the neighbor for $50 to make up for the accident. In 2006, a Grant family member started searching for it again. The search started with a radio interview and a dealer called in to say he bought it right after the burglary for a few hundred dollars. He thought it was a copy and it was still hanging in his kitchen. Once located, the insurance company, who legally owned it, asked for the return of the $15,000 insurance money and returned the picture to the family. The family had the painting restored and it sold at Heritage Auctions in 2017. The wait and the search paid off. “Lazybones,” also known as “Taking a Break,” sold for $912,500.
I agree with “marthhill”! I reread the beginning of the story 3 times, thinking I missed something or just did not give it 100% of my attention. This does not read well & is missing too much important information to follow but once I realized it wasn’t me I found my way. Still a fan, thanks
Would have been good to know what happened between the purchase from the neighbor for $50. and the “return to search” !! Nothing is mentioned about the burglary !! I assume these are copied from other news sources but don`t forget the important parts of the story !!