‘Stolen’ work of art finally returned to Stratford, Ont. family [Video]

It may not be a masterpiece, but to a Stratford, Ont. family, it is priceless.

The painting, which depicts red poppies and blue mountains, isn’t valuable because of its provenance. But, rather, because of the person who bought it.

“We went to France to celebrate [my mother’s] 60th birthday and she bought it from the artist,” explained Sarah Luk Hill. “My mother, unfortunately, now has advanced stage dementia.”

When her mother was eventually moved into a care facility, Luk Hill brought the painting home.

“I always feel like I’m the steward of this picture,” she said. “It’s not really mine, it’s hers and I look after it for her on my wall.”

The painting that went missing from Sarah Luk Hill’s home. (Jeff Pickel/CTV News)

Then the painting went missing in August 2023.

It wasn’t some mastermind art heist, more like an intoxicated mistake.

“One of my children had a party and somebody took it, and when they …