美國一名藝術經銷商在拍賣會以 50 美元購入 1 幅畫作,鑑定後發現是加拿大藝術家艾米麗·卡兒的真跡作品,估價介乎 10 萬至 20 萬美元。
A New York art dealer is about to cash in after stumbling upon a valuable painting at a barn sale in the Hamptons for $50.
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) October 3, 2024
The painting, which was made by a well-known Canadian artist named Emily Carr, is worth about $200,000. pic.twitter.com/rPEWe4k5D8
女畫家名字不見經傳
《紐約郵報》報道,61歲特雷比茨(Allen Treibitz)數月前出席一場紐約穀倉拍賣會,發現1隻雕刻在紀念圖騰柱上的灰熊畫作,畫作下方著名「艾米麗‧卡爾(Emily Carr)」,儘管對這名畫家不熟悉,最終以 50 美元(約 390 港元)購入。
$50 painting from Hamptons barn sale nabbed by NY art dealer to fetch six figures at auction: ‘Cinderella discovery’ https://t.co/SPUt2DBA0K pic.twitter.com/pm0PfFckEQ
— New York Post (@nypost) October 3, 2024
擅長畫原住民及風景畫
特雷比茨將畫送到加拿大赫菲藝術拍賣行鑑定,拍賣行證實為加拿大知名藝術家卡爾於 1912 年創作《Masset,Q.C.I.》的真跡。卡爾出生 1871 年至 1945 年,是名加拿大藝術家,她的靈感來自原住民的紀念碑藝術和村莊,以及加拿大卑詩省(British Columbia,B.C.)的風景。
名作贈予朋友掛在穀倉
專家鑑定這幅畫作描繪的是卑詩省海達瓜伊(Haida Gwaii)群島上,馬塞特村莊的原住民紀念柱。據傳這幅畫是卡爾在 1930 年代贈予朋友,之後一直掛在穀倉中,這幅畫被發現時仍處於原來的畫框。估計價格介於 10 萬至 20 萬美元(約 78 萬元至 156 萬港元)。
When art dealer Allen Treibitz went to a barn sale in the Hamptons in New York state, he bought a painting for $50.
— CBC News (@CBCNews) October 2, 2024
It turned out to be an authentic Emily Carr piece that could now fetch up to $200,000 at auction. https://t.co/P7EfsNclL6