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Christies Puts Big Ol' Master Up for Auction

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On January 27 Christies New York will auction off the largest Old Masters painting it has ever displayed. The 20-feet wide and 13-feet high clunker, Hubert Robert's "Le Pont Sur Le Torrent," was once owned by newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearts and was commissioned in 1780 for the expansive dining room of the Hôtel du Luynes in Paris. Though it hasn’t been on view to the public for more than fifty years it’s expected to go for a price that equals its size—between $2 million and $3 million, reported NY1. So happy bidding! At least you know these people won't be showing up for the auction.

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  • marcasm

    Is this a subliminal "Valentimes Day" story?

  • NannyState

    Wasn't that painting in "Citizen Kean"?

  • eat vegans

    William Randolph Hearts he made some tarts all on a summer's day; The Knave of Hearts he stole the tarts and took them clean away.

  • Jen S

    You're lying so low in the weeds - I bet you're gonna ambush me. You'd have me down, down, down, down on my knees. Now wouldn't you, barracuda?

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