Michael Murray received shocking news from his lawyer: a long-lost painting, believed to be an original Tom Thomson work, had been found after ten years. The painting, missing since an employee took possession in 2015, was deemed nowhere to be found by the auction house in 2021. This led Murray to file an $11 million lawsuit against Waddington's Auctioneers. While they now claim to have located the painting, legal ambiguities remain as the case is still pending in court.
While Murray is taking comfort that his painting has been located, it's unclear where exactly it was for about 10 years.
It had been 10 years since Murray had seen his painting believed to be an unsigned original Tom Thomson painting.
To be quite honest with you, I never thought we would find that painting again, said Murray. It was very surprising, very exciting actually.
A lawyer for the auction house told CBC News it can't comment on the discovery because the matter is still before the courts.
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