Teri Horton, a 73-year-old former long-haul truck driver from California was in a thrift store and bought a an unsigned painting for $5. It was intended as a gift for a friend. Actually, it was intended as a gag gift, since she knew her friend hated modern art and this canvas with dripped paint all over it would be just what her friend would hate.
Before giving away this goodwill store find, a friend who was an art teacher stopped by, saw the painting and said, "That sure looks like a Jackson Pollock" to which Teri sharply replied, "Who the $*#& is Jackson Pollock?" Teri had a little different opinion of Mr. Pollock when she found out that her $5 investment may be worth tens of millions of dollars. The art establishment was sure she was wrong and this painting was merely a good knockoff of a Pollock. Surely someone couldn't buy one of his paintings at a thrift store and surely it wasn't a hard living former trucker that had one of these gems.
In this CSI world we live in, Teri was wise enough to hire forensic scientist who has directly linked the artist to the painting. The whole tale is now a movie. Enjoy and here is hoping that you come across hidden treasures.
http://www.empiremovies.com/movies.php?id=11940&whothe$
Before giving away this goodwill store find, a friend who was an art teacher stopped by, saw the painting and said, "That sure looks like a Jackson Pollock" to which Teri sharply replied, "Who the $*#& is Jackson Pollock?" Teri had a little different opinion of Mr. Pollock when she found out that her $5 investment may be worth tens of millions of dollars. The art establishment was sure she was wrong and this painting was merely a good knockoff of a Pollock. Surely someone couldn't buy one of his paintings at a thrift store and surely it wasn't a hard living former trucker that had one of these gems.
In this CSI world we live in, Teri was wise enough to hire forensic scientist who has directly linked the artist to the painting. The whole tale is now a movie. Enjoy and here is hoping that you come across hidden treasures.
http://www.empiremovies.com/movies.php?id=11940&whothe$
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