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6 October 2026

$50 painting found in ‘dark corner’ fetches $2.4m at auction

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$50 painting found in ‘dark corner’ fetches $2.4m at auction

An expert identified the piece as Gertrude Abercrombie's Alderman Merriam's Shells, which had been unseen in public for almost 75 years.

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