It began after the flea market buyer, Marcia "Martha" Fuqua, known early on only as "Renoir Girl," approached The Potomack Co. auction house, where owner Elizabeth Wainstein confirmed the unsigned painting's authenticity.

But as international attention grew – it was a Renoir, after all, even if just a tiny one, at 5 1/2 inches by 9 inches – Wainstein suddenly called off the auction.

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