Mystery high price for torn, ugly painting sold in France
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Mystery high price for torn, ugly painting sold in France
The painting by an unknown artist eventually sold to a British buyer for €20,000, mystifying the auctioneer that had valued it at a starting price of just €20
7 March 2021
The painting by an unknown artist sold for 1,000 times its expected priceBy Hannah Thompson
A painting that has been described as “ugly and damaged” is causing confusion after it was sold for more than 1,000 times the expected price at an auction in the south of France.