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Session 1:
Lots: 77001-77044:
11:00 AM CT,
Tuesday, May 13
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Painting Found at Estate Sale Revealed To Be Masterwork by Shiy De-jinn Joins Heritage's May 13 Modern & Contemporary Art Auction
The beguiling and valuable portrait by the pivotal artist was unearthed at an estate sale for a mere $1000
Imagine finding the work of a master at an estate sale and not knowing it. Every piece of art has a story, and Heritage's May 13 Modern & Contemporary Art Signature® Auction showcases works by some of the most recognizable artists of our time, but one work in particular has an especially captivating tale behind it.
The auction pushes into the spotlight Chinese Modernist artist Shiy De-jinn's Portrait of Col. Charles W. Delanoy, dated 1960. The painting has a starting bid of $40,000 and could be valued much higher, but the Colonel's portrait began its journey to Heritage as a $1000 estate-sale score.
In December 2024, Heritage's Consignment Director of Asian Art, Charlene Wang, received a call from a man in Florida phoning on behalf of his friend who had purchased the painting at military retirement community estate sale. "They had no background information - just some photos of a framed portrait of a gentleman, taken in poor lighting and at an odd angle in what looked like a warehouse," says Wang. "The distortion made the figure appear disproportionate, and I nearly passed on it."
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