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N. C. Wyeth Painting Found at Thrift Shop for $4 Could Sell for $250,000 in Bonhams Auction
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| August 30, 2023
| Karen K. Ho
Posted on 08/30/2023 6:30:38 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
Lots of thrifters dream of finding an original painting worth lots. Very, very slim to find. Awesome if you are one of the very few, though.
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posted on
08/30/2023 6:38:16 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: nickcarraway
The consigner was quickly directed to the Brandywine River Museum of Art in Pennsylvania, which showcases the work of several artists in the Wyeth family, as well as conservator Lauren Lewis. Lewis drove three hours to meet the painting’s owner in Portsmouth and view the work in person. Lewis’s level of excitement “was the first time the consignor realized it was actually legitimate and valuable,” according to Bonhams.Great story. It's everybody's dream, isn't it?
If you ever get a chance to go to the Brandywine River Museum of Art, take it. It is a magnificent museum and a gorgeous setting. My folks used to live not far from there and I've been many times.
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posted on
08/30/2023 6:40:01 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
To: nickcarraway
Someday in the future, a thrift store shopper will come across a Hunter Biden painting.
To: Mr. N. Wolfe
Someday in the future, a thrift store shopper will come across a Hunter Biden painting. And will get ripped off by paying $4 for it.
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posted on
08/30/2023 6:53:34 PM PDT
by
Freedumb
To: nickcarraway
After getting the true value, I’d probably sit on it a while and figure out a way to sell it discretely to keep the lousy IRS out of my pockets.
To: nickcarraway
That's a beautiful painting. Love the work of the father and the son. Here's one of my favorite N.C. Wyeth's:
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posted on
08/30/2023 6:54:47 PM PDT
by
Albion Wilde
(Either ‘the Deep State destroys America, or we destroy the Deep State.’ --Donald Trump)
To: nickcarraway
There was a 1st Edition ‘Ramona’ in my grandparents’ book collection, discovered long after they were gone. A very touching story with a very John Steinbeck vibe.
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posted on
08/30/2023 6:54:59 PM PDT
by
jjotto
( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
To: jjotto
To: Mr. N. Wolfe
It will be worth millions.
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posted on
08/30/2023 6:58:13 PM PDT
by
vivenne
To: Albion Wilde
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posted on
08/30/2023 6:59:19 PM PDT
by
vivenne
To: nickcarraway
Helen Marie Fiske
Hunt was her first husband, Jackson was her wealthy second after being widowed. She was pals with Emily Dickinson.
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posted on
08/30/2023 7:02:36 PM PDT
by
jjotto
( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
To: Freedumb
I’ve never seen anything in a thrift shop priced at four dollars. I must be going to the wrong ones.
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posted on
08/30/2023 7:15:10 PM PDT
by
4Runner
To: nickcarraway
I have been a huge NC Wyeth fan for decades.
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posted on
08/30/2023 7:23:27 PM PDT
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SisterK
(it's controlled demolition)
To: Albion Wilde
absolutely beautiful
he mastered color like nobody else could
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posted on
08/30/2023 7:27:46 PM PDT
by
SisterK
(it's controlled demolition)
To: nickcarraway
I was just watching some videos about N.C. Wyeth on YouTube a couple of days ago. He apparently wasn’t a big fan of his own illustration work and wanted to do more fine art painting. His grandson related a story about a little girl telling N.C. Wyeth how much she loved his work in “Treasure Island” and Wyeth responded, “Well, you’ll grow out of that.” It’s sad if he didn’t realize just how influential his work really was.
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posted on
08/30/2023 7:33:58 PM PDT
by
Flag_This
(They're lying.)
To: nickcarraway
A nude picture of his girlfriend?
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posted on
08/30/2023 7:53:34 PM PDT
by
South Dakota
(Patriotism is the new terrorism )
To: Flag_This
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posted on
08/30/2023 7:58:48 PM PDT
by
Theophilus
(It's far easier to rig a jury than an election)
To: Secret Agent Man
You have to have enough knowledge to know what you are looking at - otherwise, you will buy a décor painting produced in a Chinese factory in 2017. Art can be very tricky.
To: SisterK
he mastered color like nobody else couldYes, I think he may have painted in tempera -- he was known as an illustrator, not so much an oil painter.
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posted on
08/31/2023 7:43:41 AM PDT
by
Albion Wilde
(Either ‘the Deep State destroys America, or we destroy the Deep State.’ --Donald Trump)
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