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art21 hours ago•10 min saved

A $30 Estate Sale Find Shatters Gertrude Abercrombie’s Auction Record

A 1951 painting by Gertrude Abercrombie, purchased for $30 at a Michigan estate sale, sold for $1.35 million at Freeman’s in New York, shattering her previous auction record. The work, 'Alderman Merriam’s Shells,' was authenticated by expert Susan Weininger and had been missing for decades.

via Artforum|

#art #art-market #chicago-art

arts14 days ago•22 min saved

Thrifted estate-sale painting eyed at $250K in NYC auction

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.

via New York Post|

#arts #auction #estate-sale