An Antiques Roadshow guest was left needing 'a chair' after she was taken aback by the staggering value of her painting. The popular series saw a woman bring in a beautiful painting for valuation by expert Betty Krulik, having been given permission to keep it by her terminally ill aunt. "About six years ago, my aunt was dying of
cancer but she invited family members to come through her home and choose whatever they'd like to have", she explained. "And she would say yes or no if that's what she wanted you to have." "But I was immediately drawn to this painting and Aunt Marge said: 'Good eye'. She said she knew the artist back in the 1940s, Olin Travis. She wanted to help him out, so she gave him $75 plus $15 a month to do this painting for her". Krulik provided some insight into the artist, saying: "Olin Travis was born and raised in Dallas,
Texas, he went to the
Chicago Art Institute School, graduated in 1914 and he became a teacher there." The painting was a gift from her late aunt ( Image: BBC) "Eventually, by 1921, he moved back to Dallas and he did fall in love and marry a girl from the Ozarks in about 1923. Working in Dallas, he decided to open a summer art school and created an art colony in the Ozarks in about 1926." Discussing the "beautiful painting", Krulik revealed it was an
Oil painting on Masonite, a material that artists only began using in the 1930s. She also noted that it was signed by Travis in the lower left corner with his initials "OT" in the bottom right. Krulik summed up: "What this picture has is the trifecta: it's got perfect provenance, it's in excellent condition in its original frame and it's a really good subject matter for the artist." The guest stated she needed 'a chair' ( Image: BBC) "Most of the artist's market is in Dallas, Texas, because that's where he's known and he's the native son. But I love the Arkansas subject matter, the great impasto and the value is about $10,000 for insurance purposes." The guest was visibly shocked at the valuation, her eyes widening as she staggered slightly, steadying herself on the painting's stand. "I did not expect that! Whoa, holy cow! That takes my breath away, good Lord," she exclaimed. Krulik remarked: "She was right, you do have a good eye". Then the guest quipped: "Wow. Where's my chair? ". Towards the end, the expert inquired about the owner's price expectation, to which she responded: "I thought maybe $1,500, maybe". Follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok , Snapchat ,
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