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Jul 5 2024

Texas Painting Saved from Goodwill Sold for $100K at Heritage Auctions

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A Texas painting that was bound for Goodwill from a woman who was clearing her house for a retirement move years ago, sold for $100K at Heritage Auction last week. She got it as a gift from an extended family member on her birth in 1922, and changed her mind last minute before being shipped saying that it was "too pretty to surrender".

Years later, after she passed, the painting was handed down to her family. The family realized the art was an original "the father of Texas painting," by Julian Onderdonk. They then put it on sale at Heritage Auction stating that it will go "to someone who will genuinely appreciate it".  A reminder to look closely at what you have; it might be more valuable than you think.

For more on the story and artist check out the link below:

https://cbsnews.com/news/texas-painting-heritage-auctions-julian-onderdonk-bluebonnets/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=491077642

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Iconic Texas painting saved from Goodwill fetches over $100,000 at auction

The same family owned the painting for a century, not realizing the artist was a Texas titan.

www.cbsnews.com

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