Entertainment · Books & Arts · 1 hr ago
Painting bought for $30 at Michigan estate sale draws $1.35 million bid
A painting by Gertrude Abercrombie was found at an estate sale in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
The person who found it paid $30.
The painting later set off a bidding war that reached $1.35 million.
That is a striking change from its estate-sale price.
The auction house said the finder saved the work from being lost.
The available details do not say who bought the painting or what happens to it next.
A Gertrude Abercrombie painting bought for $30 at an estate sale in Kalamazoo, Michigan, drew a $1.35 million bid.
The auction house said the person who found the painting saved it from being lost.
The source does not identify the buyer, bidder or auction house.
The date of the estate sale and bidding is not stated.
- Who
- A person who found the painting at the estate sale; their name is not stated.
- What
- A Gertrude Abercrombie painting bought for $30 drew a $1.35 million bid.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- An estate sale in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
- Why
- The auction house said the person who found the painting saved it from being lost.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A person found the Gertrude Abercrombie painting at an estate sale in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and bought it for $30.
The painting drew a $1.35 million bid.
- Artist
- Gertrude Abercrombie
- Purchase price
- $30
- Bid
- $1.35 million
- Location
- Kalamazoo, Michigan
What people are saying
He saved it from forever being lost,
Sources
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