Thrifted estate-sale painting eyed at $250K in NYC auction
TL;DR
A rare 1950s Gertrude Abercrombie painting, found for $30 at a Michigan estate sale, is expected to fetch up to $250,000 at Freeman's Auctions in Manhattan; the piece, Alderman Merriam's Shells, depicts nine seashells tied to Chicago alderman Robert Merriam and was authenticated by art historian Susan Weininger.
- Painting snagged at estate sale for $30 expected to fetch $250K at Manhattan auction New York Post
- A lost painting resurfaces: The story of the discovery of a rare work by artist Gertrude Abercrombie صوت الإمارات
- A Michigan collector paid $30 for a painting overlooked at an estate sale; the 1951 work had vanished from public view for 75 years and is now estimated to fetch as much as $250,000 The Times of India
- Painting purchased for $30 at estate sale expected to fetch up to $250k upi.com
- Gertrude Abercrombie Painting Bought at Estate Sale for $30 Could Fetch $250k news.artnet.com
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