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    After recovering a stolen Cezanne, The St. Louis City Art Museum decided to have it cleaned. They found something very sensational. The painting was titled "The Artist's Sister." What did they discover?

    Question #52406. Asked by peasypod. (Nov 14 04 5:57 PM)


    shady shaker

    		They discovered a painting of a peasant on the back of the canvas! This raised the value of the original by $75,000.

    (The Book of Lists, Wallechinsky and Wallace)

    Apr 01 05, 7:19 AM

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