France Scrambling to Keep a “National Treasure” in its Country

It is a story proving to have more twists and turns than a James Bond thriller. An elderly French woman thought the religious painting hanging in her kitchen was just an everyday Greek religious icon. (See Kovels Komments, Oct. 23, 2019.) But the picture, painted on a 10-inch by 8-inch wooden panel and spotted by an […]

Cimabue Painting Sells for $26 Million

The French owner of the painting that had been hanging in her kitchen for years thought it was a Greek religious icon. (See Kovels Komments, Oct. 23, 2019.) But the picture, painted on a 10-inch by 8-inch wooden panel, was noticed by the auctioneer who was clearing the house and thought it was unusual enough […]

Kitchen Decoration Proved to be Masterpiece

Little did the owner know, but that dark painting hanging in her kitchen for decades was a masterpiece potentially worth more than $6 million. The elderly French woman thought she owned a Greek religious icon. The 10-inch by 8-inch painting was not Greek, but a panel created by Florentine artist and early Renaissance master Cimabue […]