Eloise Portrait Lost from Plaza Hotel, Found in Dumpster, Later Sold for $100,000
The original portrait of the beloved children's character Eloise, painted by Hilary Knight in 1956, went missing at a Junior League Ball in 1960. It was later discovered in a dumpster and ended up stored in Knight's closet for years. The artwork resurfaced publicly at a 2017 exhibition at the New-York Historical Society. In 2018, it was auctioned at Bonhams for $100,000.
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