A painting worth millions was found in an elderly woman's home. How did it get there?
The masterpiece was believed to have been lost in WWII. The woman had no known connections to art or history. Her family was as surprised as investigators.
In 2015, an elderly woman named Rosa passed away in her small apartment in Munich, Germany. When her family were cleaning out her home, they found a painting hidden behind a cabinet - a lost masterpiece by Vincent Van Gogh, valued at over 20 million dollars. Despite an extensive investigation, no one could explain how Rosa, a simple seamstress with no connections to the art world, came to possess such a treasure. The painting was thought to have been lost during the chaos of World War II. Rosa's family had no knowledge of the artwork and were just as perplexed as investigators.
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