Although her work was hugely commercially successful, mostly through inexpensive reproductions on various items, her then-husband Walter Keane claimed credit for her paintings. It was only after their divorce that Margaret went public with her story of their abusive marriage. She later proved herself in a courtroom “paint-off,” in which Walter refused to participate.
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