Renoir Returns!

"On the Shore of the Seine"
Perrre Auguste Renoir, c. 1879

Those of you who follow such things will recognize this painting as the "Flea Market Renoir".  The painting gained national attention in 2012, when a woman attempted to sell it at auction. She claimed that she had purchased it at a flea market in 2007 for only $7.00. Hmmmm. 

As you might imagine, an investigation ensued. The painting was authenticated as a Renoir, but was determined to have been reported missing from the Baltimore Museum of Art in 1951. Now, by order of the court, it has been returned to the Museum. It will be the headline work in a new exhibit opening at the Museum this coming weekend, on March 30, 2014--"The Renoir Returns".

Thus ends a long saga of intrigue. Sounds like a fun exhibit for anybody in the Baltimore area...