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\f0\b\fs24 \cf2 \cb3 BY LOGAN TITTLE \b0 \
\ We all love a good bargain, but one woman
who went to a Virginia flea market got {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19528084"}}{\fldrslt
\cf4 \ul \ulc4 an absolute steal.}}\ \
\
\b \'93This is believed to be an original painting by Pierre-August Renoir. It\'92s
expected to be worth up to $100,000.\'94 \b0 \
\ And{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.nbcwashington.com/video/#!/news/local/Renoir-Found-at-Virginia-Flea-Market/168977656"}}{\fldrslt
\cf4 \ul WRC}} reports she didn\'92t pay anywhere near that much for the maybe-masterpiece,
nor did she even realize what it was.\ \
\b \'93She said she liked the frame and plunked down $7 for it...The woman said she was just
going to take the picture out of the frame and replace it.\'94
\b0 \ \
But it took the woman over a year to realize what she had, just before she was going to{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://news.sky.com/story/982483/lost-renoir-found-at-flea-market-in-us"}}{\fldrslt \cf4 \ul throw it in the trash.}}\
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{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/07/renoir-flea-market-paysage-bords-de-seine_n_1866236.html"}}{\fldrslt \cf4 \ul \ulc4 The Huffington Post}} explains
she kept the painting in a \b \'93...white trash bag between her garage,
car and kitchen... It was after she\'92d ripped the backing paper off the frame that her mother
advised her to verify the painting\'92s value before throwing it away.\'94\
\ \'93The lady brought it in in a plastic bag.
She was very excited but she didn\'92t know. She opened up the bag and straight away it
just looked right.\'94 \b0 \
\ An auction is set for the end of September
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