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During the pandemic, a US hospital worker paid $15.99 for a Goodwill painting and hung it above her bed; Antiques Roadshow later identified it as a Le Pho worth $60,000-$80,000 at auction

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During the pandemic, a US hospital worker paid $15.99 for a Goodwill painting and hung it above her bed; Antiques Roadshow later identified it as a Le Pho worth $60,000-$80,000 at auction

During the pandemic, a US hospital worker paid $15.99 for a Goodwill painting and hung it above her bed; Antiques Roadshow later identified it as a Le Pho worth $60,000-$80,000 at auction (Image Credit: PBS) A painting bought for just $15.99 at a Goodwill thrift store turned out to be worth tens of thousands of … Read more

A shopper paid C$5 for a small painting at an Ontario landfill donation centre, then spotted David Bowie’s name on the back; after experts authenticated the 1997 work, it sold at auction for C$108,120

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A shopper paid C$5 for a small painting at an Ontario landfill donation centre, then spotted David Bowie’s name on the back; after experts authenticated the 1997 work, it sold at auction for C$108,120

A shopper paid C$5 for a Bowie painting at an Ontario donation centre; it later sold for C$108,120 (Image Credit: Cowley Abbott) Sometimes a bargain buy can turn out to be something far more valuable than it first appears. That happened when a shopper picked up a small painting for just C$5 at a donation … Read more

A Michigan collector paid $30 for a seashell painting at an estate sale; it was later identified as a 1951 Gertrude Abercrombie work; now it has sold in New York for a record $1,352,600!

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A Michigan collector paid $30 for a seashell painting at an estate sale; it was later identified as a 1951 Gertrude Abercrombie work; now it has sold in New York for a record $1,352,600!

Alderman Merriam’s Shells, 1951​ Everyone peeks at an estate sale. He did too. He thought he would get his hands on some records or perhaps some mid-century furniture. That’s when he saw a painting hanging in the dark corner of a hallway. For most people, it may not necessarily have been an extraordinary painting. All … Read more

Beth Feeback paid $9.99 for a North Carolina thrift-store painting she wanted to cover with cats; it proved to be an Ilya Bolotowsky work and sold at Sotheby’s for $34,375, including fees

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Beth Feeback paid $9.99 for a North Carolina thrift-store painting she wanted to cover with cats; it proved to be an Ilya Bolotowsky work and sold at Sotheby's for $34,375, including fees

A North Carolina artist once walked into a Goodwill store looking for inexpensive material for her own artwork and walked out with what would turn out to be a valuable piece of American abstraction. Beth Feeback paid just $9.99 for a large painting in 2012, not because she admired the artwork, but because she wanted … Read more

An American artist traded a painting and $10 for a 153-acre Connecticut farm in 1882; more than a century later, his home and studios became part of a nationally protected landscape devoted to art

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An American artist traded a painting and $10 for a 153-acre Connecticut farm in 1882; more than a century later, his home and studios became part of a nationally protected landscape devoted to art

Julian Alden Weir/Image: National Park Service A painting that once cost American artist Julian Alden Weir $560 ended up helping him acquire something far more lasting, a 153-acre farm in Connecticut.In July 1882, Weir exchanged the painting and $10 for the Branchville property, a deal that would shape much of the rest of his artistic … Read more

In 2024, Allen Treibitz paid $50 for a painting at a Hamptons barn sale; months later it was authenticated as Emily Carr’s 1912 Masset, Q.C.I. and sold at a Toronto auction for C$290,000

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In 2024, Allen Treibitz paid $50 for a painting at a Hamptons barn sale; months later it was authenticated as Emily Carr’s 1912 Masset, Q.C.I. and sold at a Toronto auction for C$290,000

According to the report, the painting’s provenance offered another intriguing chapter. It is believed to have been given by Carr to her friends Nell Cozier and her husband during the 1930s. A dusty barn sale in the Hamptons is not where most people expect to encounter a significant work of Canadian art. Yet that is … Read more

Austin ICE shooting: Shocking video shows protesters spray painting ‘kill Donald Trump’ on wall, ‘Time to arrest…’

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People protest outside the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on September 21, 2026, a day after a Venezuelan national was shot and wounded during a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP) (AFP)

A viral video on X shows anti-ICE protesters spray painting “KlLL DONALD TRUMP” on columns at the site of the Austin ICE shooting. The victim, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a 28-year-old Venezuelan national, is being held by ICE at Pearsall, according to his lawyer. People protest outside the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on … Read more

An Ontario couple paid C$200 for a landscape painting at a rural yard sale; six years later the work was identified as E J Hughes’s Lake Okanagan and sold at auction for C$402,500

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An Ontario couple paid C$200 for a landscape painting at a rural yard sale; six years later the work was identified as E J Hughes’s Lake Okanagan and sold at auction for C$402,500

Hughes spent much of his career focusing on the landscapes of British Columbia An Ontario couple who paid just C$200 for a landscape painting at a rural yard sale in 2001 later discovered that they had bought a work by renowned Canadian artist E J Hughes, literary weboste BC Booklook reported. Six years after the … Read more

In 1966, a New York art teacher paid under $100 for a thrift-store painting; 60 years later the FCB Cadell work sold for £189,200

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In 1966, a New York art teacher paid under $100 for a thrift-store painting; 60 years later the FCB Cadell work sold for £189,200

The painting depicts Cadell’s north-facing studio on the first floor of his home in Edinburgh In 1966, retired art teacher Helene Plotkin bought a painting for less than $100 at a thrift store in White Plains, New York. She liked the work enough to take it home and display it, but she had no idea … Read more

In 1940, Nazis seized a 3-inch painting from a Jewish collector in Vienna; 86 years later, Austria returned it to his heir in Minnesota

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In 1940, Nazis seized a 3-inch painting from a Jewish collector in Vienna; 86 years later, Austria returned it to his heir in Minnesota

An 1847 painting made by a not-so-popular artist wouldn’t have much historical or monetary value for most. But to Jackie Sondell, whose three grandparents died in the Holocaust, it’s a priceless family heirloom. The Austrian deputy consul general in the Twin Cities, from his posting in New York, lifted the top off a cardboard box … Read more