In 1961, a Joan Eardley painting left a Scottish gallery and vanished into private hands; 64 years later, it surfaced in an English charity shop, before selling for £29,500 in 2026 to fund medical research
- Article Source: The Scottish GalleryA landscape painting by Scottish artist Joan Eardley, which disappeared into private ownership after leaving a Scottish gallery in 1961, has been found in an English charity shop.
- The painting later sold for £29,500, with all the money going towards medical research in the UK.
- The oil painting, titled Summer Fields, was found when a charity shop manager in the East Midlands accepted a dark canvas as part of a house clearance donation.
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- Article Source: The Scottish GalleryA landscape painting by Scottish artist Joan Eardley, which disappeared into private ownership after leaving a Scottish gallery in 1961, has been found in an English charity shop.
- The painting later sold for £29,500, with all the money going towards medical research in the UK.
- The oil painting, titled Summer Fields, was found when a charity shop manager in the East Midlands accepted a dark canvas as part of a house clearance donation.
Sources: Times of India