US woman joked that she had bought famous painting for $4, not knowing it was real

The woman even jokingly stated the painting might be legit after she bought it in 2017.

A thrift enthusiast purchased a $US4 painting from an op shop, only to discover it was a famous artwork worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

After the woman bought the painting, she took the piece home and tried to research it, but came up short. She hung it on her bedroom wall for years before putting it into storage.  An influx of comments claiming the painting was real led the woman to contact former art curator Lauren Lewis.

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