Worth Millions

“My gosh…unbelievable…” Rue said in disbelief, ” I did not expect that!” Since the day they found out about  Rivera’s painting, the painting had only skyrocketed but she told Rue that the value had gone up to $2,200,000! His jaw dropped when he heard the amount of the painting which he was assuming to be worthless. Were there any more surprises coming his way?

Rare Artwork

“It’s very rare to see works of  Rivera’s that old. It’s not a painting that was sitting in a museum for people to see every day,” Mariel MacNaughton who was the Antiques Roadshow executive said in an interview. So, what was Rue going to do now with the most valuable asset in his hands?

Real Place

“More than likely I would imagine it needs to be in a museum where everybody can look at it,” Rue said afterward. “Now I’m really scared to carry it around at this point.” Hence this is what Rue decided to do. Now the famous painting hangs in the San Antonio Museum of Art which is located on the Museum Reach of the San Antonio Riverwalk.

Valuable Artworks

Other important and valuable artworks by the artist are on display in the United States for the public to see and know more about the era. They are very expensive for any person who wants to buy one of the paintings to add in his/her heirloom. Colleene explained, “Market-wise, 17 different paintings by the artist have sold for more than $1 million at auction; most recently, ‘The Rivals’ from the Rockefeller collection sold for a record-breaking $9.7 million after a pre-sale estimate of $5 million to $7 million.”