Rare Painting Found In Attic
6 valuable works of art discovered in people s attics and garages 1.
Rare painting found in attic. Lost caravaggio painting found in attic could fetch 171 million at auction written by emily dixon cnn in 2014 french auctioneer marc labarbe received a phone call from a friend. Des moines iowa a painting found in the dusty attic of des moines historic hoyt sherman place entertainment venue has turned out to be a big deal. Sarah cascone february 28 2019. It could fetch 171 million at auction opinions are divided as to the painting s authenticity but the auction house is still predicting a monster sale.
Wikimedia commons eric turquin a 16th century painting by italian baroque artist caravaggio was recently discovered collecting dust in an old attic. A long lost painting experts say is by caravaggio was discovered in an attic. Imagine purchasing a home and then years later discovering a dusty old painting in your attic that turned out to be a lost caravaggio masterpiece worth 171 million. Cbs news affiliate kcci tv reports that the.
A contested caravaggio painting caravaggio judith beheading holofernes late 16th to early 17th century wikimedia.