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
- Alderman Merriam's Shells, 1951A Michigan collector paid just $30 for a painting at an estate sale, not knowing that the work had been out of public view for about 75 years.
- The 1951 painting by American Surrealist Gertrude Abercrombie has since been authenticated and is now estimated to sell for $150,000 to $250,000 at Freeman’s New York on October 1.
- The painting, Alderman Merriam’s Shells, was found earlier this year at an estate sale in Michigan, according to Art Net News.
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- Alderman Merriam's Shells, 1951A Michigan collector paid just $30 for a painting at an estate sale, not knowing that the work had been out of public view for about 75 years.
- The 1951 painting by American Surrealist Gertrude Abercrombie has since been authenticated and is now estimated to sell for $150,000 to $250,000 at Freeman’s New York on October 1.
- The painting, Alderman Merriam’s Shells, was found earlier this year at an estate sale in Michigan, according to Art Net News.
Sources: Times of India