Estate Sale Painting Sells for Millions

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1. 30 Sep

   The alderman represented Hyde Park, the area where Abercrombie lived and painted.

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• 5 Oct Michigan collector's $30 estate sale find turned into a Gertrude Abercrombie artwork worth $1.35 millionA painting purchased for $30 at a Michigan estate sale has sold for $1,352,600 at an auction in New York, setting a new world record for Chicago Surrealist Gertrude Abercrombie. Identified as Alderman Merriam's Shells from 1951 after being missing for about 75 years, the work was one of nearly 80 paintings featured in a Midwest retrospective of Abercrombie’s art. The auction price far exceeded its pre-sale estimate…Times of India
• 4 Oct He paid $30 for a painting that sold for $1.35 millionA man purchased a painting at an estate sale in Kalamazoo, Michigan, for $30, recognizing the signature as that of Gertrude Abercrombie, a Chicago Surrealist artist. After visiting an exhibition about Abercrombie and having it authenticated by a scholar, he consigned it to Freeman’s auction house where it sold for $1,352,600 on October 1. The painting, "Alderman Merriam's Shells" from 1951, had been missing since…Times of India
• 3 Oct Painting snagged at estate sale for $30 fetches record-breaking $1.35 million at Manhattan auctionA painting by Gertrude Abercrombie, purchased for $30 at an estate sale in July, recently sold for a record-breaking $1.35 million at Freeman’s Auctions in Manhattan. The artwork, titled “Alderman Merriam’s Shells,” was originally gifted to Dr. John T. Reynolds by the artist in 1952 as payment for medical services. Zachary Wirsum from Freeman’s highlighted the painting’s unique composition and its significance to…New York Post
• 30 Sep Garage sale shopper paid $30 for an intriguing sea shell painting... only to find it's worth more than FIVE THOUSAND times that priceA Michigan estate sale shopper bought a slate-gray painting featuring scattered seashells for $30 in July. The buyer noticed the signature 'Abercrombie, ’51,' indicating it was created by Gertrude Abercrombie in 1951. After verification from experts, including art historian Susan Weininger, the painting was confirmed to be an original work and is set for auction at Freeman’s Auction House on October 1, with an…Daily Mail

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