Lost Gertrude Abercrombie Painting Bought for $30 Sells for $1.35 Million

A lost painting by American surrealist Gertrude Abercrombie has sold for $1.35 million at Freeman’s in New York, setting a new auction record for the artist.

The sale came just months after the work was purchased for $30, turning a modest acquisition into a seven-figure auction result.

The striking gap between the two prices puts the painting’s rediscovery at the center of the sale. A work acquired for a small sum went on to command a record price under Abercrombie’s name.

The available details do not identify the painting’s title or explain where it was bought for $30. They also do not establish how the lost work was identified before reaching auction.