In 1949, Irish couple Dr. Frank and Turid Malpress purchased one of the warmly-colored oil paintings of William Conor, a celebrated Belfast artist famed for his work depicting the Irish working class.
For 50 years, the painting “Bringing in the Turf” hung in the family’s home. More recently, the painting was estimated to be worth roughly $40,000.
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Knowing the value of the paintings, the Malpress family at one point replaced the hanging masterpiece…
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