Michigan collector paid $30 for painting; it later sold for record $1.35 million
A Michigan collector purchased Gertrude Abercrombie's painting, Alderman Merriam's Shells, for $30 at an estate sale. The artwork, lost for 75 years, sold for $1,352,600 at Freeman's auction house, surpassing expectations. This sale highlights Abercrombie's renewed prominence in the contemporary art market.