On
several occasions I have walked into thrift stores and have found items that
were vintage collectibles and that I thought might have some worth to someone. My finds include a Royal Delft Bowl, Some
Replogle Globes, Moon and Stars Compotes, Asian Ivory Wall Hangings and even a
vintage toy Kaleidoscope. These have all
sold for a nice profit and I am always on the lookout for the next “great find.” Unfortunately, my luck has not been as good
as the lady in North Carolina this past April.
Beth
Feeback is an artist who bought two large paintings at the local Goodwill. Her intent was not to make a profit on them,
but to paint over them. You see, large
blank canvases can cost quite a bit of money to an artist. So many artist buy used paintings on canvas
and then recycle the canvas by putting their own artistic creations on
them. Usually this is a very smart move
because the paintings you find at thrift stores are mostly done by amateurs or
recreational painters. However, not so
in this instance.
When she
got home, Ms. Feeback did what I, and just about anyone else, would have done. She “Googled” the artist’s names and to her
surprise found that one of the artists was not an amateur at all, but none
other than Illy Bolotowski. To a lot of
people, including Beth, the name would have probably meant nothing if she hadn’t
searched it. But as it turns out, Illy
Bolotowski was a Russian born abstract painter from New York.
The
painting Beth was about to paint over was titled Vertical Diamonds and it is
estimated that it will bring in some $20,000 - $30,000 at auction. In fact, the painting will be auctioned off
in September. Not a shabby find at the
Goodwill Store for Beth Feeback and a nice tidy profit of probably over
$20,000.
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