The Lady in Black: The Painting That Hid Its Secret for 60 Years

In 1966, 28-year-old art teacher Helene Plotkin walked into a thrift shop in White Plains, New York, looking for something to decorate her new home.

One painting stopped her.

It showed a red-haired woman dressed… pic.twitter.com/mii92JHOfx

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