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New York woman found painting in trash; 4 years later, it sold for $1.049m

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What happened

In 2003, Elizabeth Gibson found a brightly coloured painting in the rubbish on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

She later discovered it was Rufino Tamayo’s 1970 work “Tres Personajes”, stolen from a Houston couple in 1987.

Key facts

  • In 2003, Elizabeth Gibson found a brightly coloured painting in the rubbish on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.
  • She later discovered it was Rufino Tamayo’s 1970 work “Tres Personajes”, stolen from a Houston couple in 1987.
  • Reported by Times of India and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:44:01 UTC.

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