Mum sells a painting for $200 on Facebook Marketplace… only to then learn the staggering …

Woman sold painting on Facebook MarketplaceShe later found out it was a work by a famous artist READ MORE: Beverley Hills plastic surgeon on celebrity nose jobs By Brett Lackey For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:46 EST, 24 November 2023 | Updated: 18:23 EST, 24 November 2023 An Australian mum has been left kicking herself after taking to Facebook Marketplace to offload a painting for $200 that was actually worth about $20,000. ‘Struggling’ single mum Sarah Bonner bought the minimalist piece from the same popular second-hand site back in 2021 but decided to relist it for some extra cash.After originally listing the item for $100, she was chuffed when she was offered $200 by a ‘really nice’ buyer who chatted to her on Tuesday.Ms Bonner told the Gold Coast Bulletin it wasn’t until the next day when another buyer wrote to her asking if the painting was still available that she realised she had made a costly mistake. That buyer informed her the piece was very likely done by French artist Pierre Soulages, who died in 2022. The abstract painting the woman sold on Facebook was likely by French artist Pierre Soulages Similar works of his have sold for tens of thousands such as
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