“Oh, by the way, there’s a Georgia O’Keeffe in the closet,” the painting’s owner told her niece
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- A long-lost painting by Georgia O’Keeffe, which is valued at approximately $3 million, was discovered in a closet in a New York City apartment earlier this year
- The “once-in-a-lifetime” find will go on sale as part of Christie’s 20th Century Evening Sale in New York on Nov. 17
- “This is a wonderful painting, a remarkable story, and an extraordinary opportunity for collectors and the general public alike,” said Tylee Abbott, senior specialist and head of American Art at Christie’s
After at least three decades, a long-lost Georgia O’Keeffe painting will be viewed by the public after a woman discovered it in the closet of her aunt’s New York City apartment.
“This is a wonderful painting, a remarkable story, and an extraordinary opportunity for collectors and the general public alike,” said Tylee Abbott, senior specialist and head of American Art at Christie’s, in a statement shared with PEOPLE ahead of the sale of “Near Abiquiu, New Mexico I” on Tuesday, Nov. 17, as part of Christie’s 20th Century Evening Sale in New York…