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April 13, 2012
Appraisal
A man spent $100 at a Vancouver garage sale and walked away with a watercolour by Frederick Varley and painting by Tom Thomson.
At first, the appraiser didn’t even think to take one of the paintings out of the bag, thinking it wasn’t worth anything. But another staff member had a hunch and discovered that the painting was actually a piece of Canadian art history, a previously unknown work by Tom Thomson.
A two-month long authentication process discovered that it was likely painted in 1915.
The last Thomson sold at Maynards went for $170,000 and the auction house says this latest find could go for even more, maybe even half-a-million dollars.
A two-month long authentication process discovered that it was likely painted in 1915.
The last Thomson sold at Maynards went for $170,000 and the auction house says this latest find could go for even more, maybe even half-a-million dollars.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at April 13, 2012 06:28 AM