$1m painting found in trash


	$1m painting found in trash

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10-25-2007 9:15 AM

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<P>She had it hanging on her wall for months before the gallery stickers on the back of the frame led her to investigate more.   The painting has now been returned to its owner who bought it as a gift for his wife in the 70s.
</P><P>Gibson will get only $15,000, the original recovery offer.<BR clear="all" /></P></BLOCKQUOTE></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/DE5ACD2B-3506-43F9-9B8B-CF7D4CF59C81/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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