2023-09-04 11:11:42
A woman in the United States bought an old painting for 4 dollars, and found out 6 years later that it was actually the original work of the master. The picture shows the front and back of the painting. (Picture / Recap from bonhams.com)
A woman in New Hampshire in the United States bought a painting at a price of about NT$127 in a second-hand store. She took a photo of the painting and uploaded it to the Internet six years later. She did not expect to be told that it was a contemporary American realist painter and cover illustrator. The authentic work of famous artist NC Wyeth is estimated to be worth about NT$7.97 million.
A woman in the United States bought an old painting for $4, and found out 6 years later that it was an authentic work by the master. (Picture / Recap from bonhams.com)
According to US media reports such as USA Today, the woman was shopping for photo frames at a second-hand store in Manchester in August 2017, and accidentally found this picture in a stack of photo frames containing posters or photos. The dusty old painting, so she bought the painting home. The woman had searched the Internet at that time, but could not find any relevant information about the painting.
This painting was hung in the woman’s bedroom for several years, and then it was put away in the closet. It was not until May this year when the woman was cleaning that the painting was rediscovered. She took a few photos and posted them on Facebook. Some netizens It was suggested that she forward it to the Facebook group dedicated to discussing the Weiss family of painters, and it really caught the attention of former curator Lauren Lewis, who has done a lot of research on Weiss’ three generations of famous painters.
According to Louise, this painting is one of the four illustrations drawn by Weiss for the novel “Ramona” (Ramona) in 1935. When she saw the painting, from the artist’s signature, brush strokes and artwork supplier label, All clues are consistent with her understanding of Weiss’ works, “99% sure it is authentic”.
Louise said that although the painting was reappeared in the world after 80 years, except for some small scratches, the state of preservation is quite good. One, because artists or publishers often gave original paintings to friends or VIP customers at that time, and now after one of them is found, the remaining two are still missing. The painting is currently at the Bonhams auction house and is expected to be auctioned in Massachusetts in September, with a high estimate of US$250,000 (equivalent to approximately NT$7.97 million).
A woman in the United States bought an old painting for $4, and found out 6 years later that it was an authentic work by the master. (Picture / Reposted from Twitter)
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