STRATFORD — Sarah Luk Hill has been reunited with a cherished painting that had been missing for a year, thanks to a series of social media appeals. The painting, an artist’s proof of poppy fields in southern France, was initially taken from Luk Hill’s home following a party. It held significant sentimental value as it once belonged to her ailing mother, an art collector who had acquired the piece 22 years ago during a family trip to France for her 60th birthday.
The artwork ended up on Luk Hill’s wall after her mother, who developed dementia, moved into a long-term care facility. “Even in my head it’s not my painting – it’s hers,” Luk Hill explained. “It’s my association with her.”
Luk Hill embarked on an extensive search, canvassing her neighborhood and discovering that the painting had been discarded on Delamere Avenue. A passerby had seen the artwork leaning against a hydro pole while heading to the farmer’s market, but by the time they returned, the painting was no longer there.
The painting’s whereabouts remained a mystery until Catherine Jacomen, who had unknowingly acquired it after her father purchased it at a garage sale, saw Luk Hill’s social media pleas. Jacomen had kept the painting in her office, unaware of its true origins. Upon recognizing the missing piece, she contacted Luk Hill, leading to the painting’s return.
The resolution of this case highlights the power of community and social media in resolving personal and sentimental losses.
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