Rich surprise

May 4, 2012 by Guest Curator

Once upon a time a guy bought this painting for $30 to cover up a hole in a wall. Years later while playing Masterpiece, a board game about art, he noticed one of the cards bore a strong resemblance to his painting. Turns out he had an unknown work by Martin Johnson Heade – and he sold it to the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston for $1.25 million. I love reading about shit like that.

This week’s Frandoms are by Jeff MacGregor from Twist image.

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