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A $30 painting, found in ‘dark corner’ of estate sale, fetches $1.35M at auction

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — An enigmatic oil painting bought for just $30 at an estate sale fetched more than $1.35 million at auction after it was confirmed to be the work of celebrated surrealist Gertrude Abercrombie. The 8-by-11-inch still-life was discovered in a “dark corner” of a Michigan...

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