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Emily Carr painting discovered at NY barn sale worth six figures at Canadian auction
Allen Treibitz, a New York-based art dealer, purchased an Emily Carr painting titled, "Masset, Q.C.I." at a barn sale in the Hamptons for $50. The painting is worth up to $200,000 and will be sold at auction in November.
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.
A longtime New York-based art dealer stumbled upon a painting at a Hamptons barn sale for which he paid just $50 — and now the rare piece is expected to be auctioned off for six figures.
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