| August 27, 2008 Painting worth millions may be in the trash
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(NECN: Wellesley, Mass.) - Wellesley College has lost a 1921
painting by French cubist Fernand Leger that could be worth
millions of dollars.
"Woman and Child" had hung in the college's Davis Museum and
Cultural Center since 1954.
It was taken down in 2006 prior to a May renovation and sent to
the Oklahoma City Museum of Art for an exhibit that ran until April
2007.
The painting was returned, but remained in a crate because of
continuing work at Davis.
The museum realized it was gone last November. Some have
speculated it was mistakenly thrown out; others worry it was
stolen.
Museum officials, while acknowledging the work is missing,
declined further comment to The Boston Globe this week.
Police have been informed and the museum's insurer has paid a
claim. Last year, Leger's paintings sold for an average of $2.8
million.
Boston Globe reporter Geoff Edgars has the story.
*Material from the Associated Press used in this report*
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