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TIL one of the paintings used as set dressing for the home in the film Stuart Little was a long lost 1920s painting by Róbert Berény, Sleeping Lady with Black Vase. The painting wasn’t identified for a decade after the films release, when an art historian was watching the film with his daughter.
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Reply to comment by Future_Green_7222 in TIL one of the paintings used as set dressing for the home in the film Stuart Little was a long lost 1920s painting by Róbert Berény, Sleeping Lady with Black Vase. The painting wasn’t identified for a decade after the films release, when an art historian was watching the film with his daughter. by isaacbee1
The original Guardian article says the set designer that bought it for the film in 1998 had it hung on her wall for years before selling it to a private collector. In 2014, the private collector, after having learned about the painting’s significance, sold the painting at an auction for €229,500.