An old pale painting in the kitchen of an elderly French woman has turned into a treasure worth 6 million euros, becoming an overnight wealthy woman.
It was found in the kitchen of this French old man, a missing painting by the famous Italian artist Chimaboy, a masterpiece that has been missing for a long time and dates back to the early Renaissance in Europe in the thirteenth century.
It is expected to be sold in October for at least 6 million euros during an auction.
The painting by the Italian artist, Christ Muked, has been estimated by a French expert specialized in the work of ancient artists named Eric Turca, that the price could exceed 6 million euros, equivalent to approximately 6.6 million US dollars. Turka told the media that it is expected to be sold during an auction at the auction house of Acteon in the region of Senlis, north of Paris, on 27 October.
For millions of years, this millionaire has been hung alongside the cooking pot in the kitchen of this French old man, before it was discovered to be one of the most outstanding paintings of the Italian artist Chimabue, whose whereabouts and fate remained unknown for long periods, when they arrived at a French auction house with several Of the old man's holdings to be evaluated by specialists.
Eric Turca told Reuters news agency that this work - Christ Mukd - Chimaboi, is one of the most prominent and most important works of the Italian artist. He described it as separated from the Greek style of painting without perspective and introduced humanity in 1280 of the thirteenth century. "It was a completely new business then," he said. "It was really revolutionary."