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NEW YORK (AP) - Stolen 20 years ago, pulled from a trash heap 16 years later, going up for bid next month.

It's the journey taken by a brightly colored 1970 painting (titled "Tres Personajes") by Mexican artist Ruvino Tamayo.

The painting was a stolen from a Houston warehouse in 1987. A New York woman rescued it from a pile of garbage during her morning walk on Manhattan's Upper West Side four years ago.

An official with Sotheby's says the painting could fetch up to a million dollars when it's put up for auction on November 20th.

Elizabeth Gibson, the woman who found the painting, stands to collect a $15,000 reward that was offered when the painting was first reported stolen, along with a percentage of the eventual sale price.  

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ORIGINAL: mefisto69
Tamayo is a well respected 20th century artist and his work is much sought after.

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ORIGINAL: SugarMyChurro

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ORIGINAL: mefisto69
Tamayo is a well respected 20th century artist and his work is much sought after.

And it's still crap. Add him to the list of bullshit artists like Warhol, Pollock, and "swipe" artists like Lichtenstein and "Mouse." It's a smooth con to get people to pay big money for what the average 9 year old can do with crayons and scissors.

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ORIGINAL: Crush

Garage and Garbage are only one letter different......