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This Painting of Lounging Lions Was Hanging in a Family’s Living Room. It Turned Out to Be an Original Delacroix
Titled "Study of Reclining Lions," the previously unknown work by the renowned French Romantic painter has been owned by a ...
Painting Hung in Family Home for 150 Years—Then They Discovered Its Value
The piece, titled Study of Reclining Lions, had been in the same family's possession for 150 years since the posthumous sale of the artist's studio in 1864. The work is set to go to auction where it ...
The Lion Painting Hanging in a Family’s Living Room? It Was a Rare Delacroix All Along
An original oil painting by Eugène Delacroix was hanging in French home for over 150 years—it's now expected to fetch ...
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Family unknowingly had rare, valuable painting for 150 years
According to auctioneer who made the discovery, Malo de Lussac, the family wasn’t sure that it was a Delacroix. The existence of the painting was “previously unknown,” auction house Hotel ...
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Forgotten Delacroix Painting, Hidden Away for Over 150 Years, Comes to Auction
A previously unknown painting by French Romantic giant Eugène Delacroix will come to auction this month in Paris. Measuring two feet high, Study of Reclining Lions is estimated at €200,000 to ...
Nuit des Musées 2025 in Paris: the program for the nocturne at the Musée Eugène Delacroix
For Nuit des Musées 2024, the Musée national Eugène Delacroix invites you to make some wonderful discoveries. Located at 6 ...
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Family unknowingly had rare, valuable painting for 150 years
According to auctioneer who made the discovery, Malo de Lussac, the family wasn’t sure that it was a Delacroix. The existence of the painting was “previously unknown,” auction house Hotel Drouot says.