Early Beginnings

Jerry and Rita made a decision of moving to a new place during the last years of the 1970s. They chose a small town, Cliff, Grant County, New Mexico. The two of them had all they required to live a happy and peaceful life. After living in New York for most of their lives, they moved to Cliff in search of an easy and slow moving life that one can never experience in NY. Jerry used to be a teacher but he retired before moving to the new town. Back in his teaching days, he used to be the most famous of all the professors. He was students’ favorite and the credit goes to his immense knowledge in the field of art, culture, and travel. He was an adventurous soul and his stories used to amuse students and inspire them.

Attraction

What he noticed next was a painting that was hanging on the wall next to the cupboard. There was something about this painting that lured David towards the picture. And when he walked close to the painting a thought crossed by his mind which was enough to make him curious. Because it could be greater than anyone thought, it can be huge! If David’s assumptions were right.

Center Of Attraction

When one regular antique enthusiast visited David’s store, he was not expecting this painting to be there. He said that it might be an artwork of a prominent Dutch artist Willem de Kooning who was a resident of Netherland. He was an expert in abstract expressionism. The customer went on telling David that if this was an original piece than its cost is more than tens of millions of dollars. David didn’t believe him thinking that there was no way that Jerry and Rita could have to afford such a masterpiece.

The Search For The Truth

Although David didn’t believe the claims, every day there were more people saying the same thing. when a bunch of people said the same thing, David thought what if this painting actually worth so much? So, David started his search from the internet. What information he got to know was way more than money, there was a story hidden behind it.

Highly Expensive

The painting was indeed expensive but the original piece was stolen in 1985 during an exhibition in the University of Arizona Museum of Art in Tucson, AZ. When the painting was stolen, it stole the limelight as it was everywhere on the news channel.