Paul M. Mintz, antiques dealer who found valuable painting at a Baltimore thrift store, dies

Paul M. Mintz, an artist and antiques dealer who discovered a $26,000 painting at a North Avenue thrift store, died of cardiac arrest Monday at his Charles Village home. He was 91. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Morris Mintz and his wife Annette, grocers and immigrants from Poland and Russia, respectively. He was drafted into the Army during the Korean War and was stationed in Germany as a medic. He was given an early, honorable discharge after the premature death of his father. He ran the store,...