Chicago photographer's $220 thrift store paintings sell for $135,000 after rare discovery
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In an unexpected twist of fate, a photographer from Chicago stumbled upon two remarkable original pieces by Warner Sallman in a thrift store back in 2016. After investing $220 for…
In 2016, Chicago photographer Paul Beaty walked into a Salvation Army thrift store with $300 in his pocket and left with two artworks priced at $125 each. After negotiating the price down, he paid $220 in total for what turned out to be rare original works by Warner Sallman, the Chicago artist behind the widely reproduced 1940 painting Head of Christ. Two years later, Beaty sold both pieces to Colorado author Jerry Jenkins for $135,000, according to WTTW Chicago.The story is a striking example of how ordinary places can hold extraordinary objects.
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