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azguy · 3 April 2012, 06:30 AM

A Warhol is found in Las Vegas

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/nationa...sKeaH10Bfi3yeI

The Joker · 3 April 2012, 06:36 AM

He's not gonna sell it, is he mental?

gwalker · 3 April 2012, 06:39 AM

WOW. I found a peice of Hull pottery once for $1 and I thought it was the coolest thing ever. Worth about $150-200. I wish I was that fortunate.

Kevin B · 3 April 2012, 06:42 AM

Wow, ya gotta love that

. I wonder if he knew what he had before he pulled the trigger on it.

FNFZ4 · 3 April 2012, 06:53 AM

WOW.... Thats an amazing find.... Too bad for the guys at the garage sale. If it was me i would come back and give them at least some of the cash if i do sell it.

FeelingTheBlues · 3 April 2012, 08:08 AM

That's it, I'm running out right away and attending every single yard sale in my town!

Thank you for sharing that story, it's amazing!

esspee1200 · 3 April 2012, 08:19 AM

Love these kind of stories!

nick c · 3 April 2012, 08:20 AM

lucky guy

chicfarmer1 · 3 April 2012, 08:50 AM

Great copy, very appealing, but the Warhol Foundation had better be the team who made the call on its authenticity. Any other "experts" are meaningless. The foundation controls the rights to authenticate and is very, very, famously tough and even controversial in its vetting of alleged Warhol works. It's said no to far more believably authentic pieces than this might be.

But...it's possible!

chicfarmer1 · 3 April 2012, 08:51 AM

--dbl sorry

A.J.R. · 3 April 2012, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by FNFZ4

WOW.... Thats an amazing find.... Too bad for the guys at the garage sale. If it was me i would come back and give them at least some of the cash if i do sell it.

I would lean in this direction too.

drockadam · 4 April 2012, 06:15 AM

I remember someone on this forum, going to a yard sale and saw a Rolex box. He bought it without looking inside and there was a real Sea Dweller in there!!!

1675-David · 4 April 2012, 07:41 AM

Being 10 or 11 years old when he made the drawing makes this more of a curio. Contex and intention are immensely important when looking at the different stages of an artists development and although Warhol was very prolific at a young age he wasn't that young...good find though

FremStar · 4 April 2012, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by azguy

A Warhol is found in Las Vegas

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/nationa...sKeaH10Bfi3yeI

How is it that I live in NY and I never get around to reading these stories?

FeelingTheBlues · 4 April 2012, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by FremStar

How is it that I live in NY and I never get around to reading these stories?

Perhaps you should leave TRF a bit and hang around The Yardsale Forums!

toph · 4 April 2012, 02:12 PM

wont sell it!!! haha. if someone offered him 10 million i think you might just find he will

Runnin' Rebel · 4 April 2012, 02:22 PM

WTF, somethin fishy bout this story

InTime · 5 April 2012, 05:51 AM

someone found a picasso at a thrift store... recently//

long time ago pollack would throw his paintings away and a person smart enough and knew about this picked up a pollack and turned it for a few million or so. another one was loaned to a museum.

77T · 5 April 2012, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by JAGERVEGAS

WTF, somethin fishy bout this story

Agree this thing is strange...if it was a "I found this Rolex at a yard sale" post we'd be all over the inconsistencies.

Buyer from England, buys it in Las Vegas, story runs in NY Post?
Buyer finds it in 2010, Story runs in 2012?
Seller was druggie, Auntie was caretaker ofr a young Warhol, Buyer later spends weeks in Vegas seeking seller?

Sounds strange indeed.

psv · 5 April 2012, 12:08 PM

Nice story. I feel a bit bad for the person/family who sold it though...

chicfarmer1 · 5 April 2012, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by 77T

Auntie was caretaker ofr a young Warhol

Whoa, I hadn't seen that detail...on the face of it that sure sounds made up. Warhol famously had a deep, intense, lifelong relationship with his mother Julia, an immigrant Old World lady who cooked for him, did art with him, and lived in his house her entire life. I wonder if old Julia would've let anyone else near her boy...and I wonder about the signature, too. He didn't become "Warhol" until years later.

FremStar · 6 April 2012, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by FeelingTheBlues

Perhaps you should leave TRF a bit and hang around The Yardsale Forums!

Hilarious! Hahaha

azguy · 7 April 2012, 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by InTime

someone found a picasso at a thrift store... recently//

long time ago pollack would throw his paintings away and a person smart enough and knew about this picked up a pollack and turned it for a few million or so. another one was loaned to a museum.

You are correct, Jackson Pollock was a bit "crazy".....most of his work is VERY difficult to authenticate as it's unsigned and undocumented

3 April 2012, 06:30 AM	#1
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FeelingTheBlues "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Real Name: Carl Location: Always moving Watch: If you wish... Posts: 22,039	That's it, I'm running out right away and attending every single yard sale in my town! Thank you for sharing that story, it's amazing! __________________ Mon corps c'est un pays en guerre sur l'point d'finir, Le général de l'armée de terre s'attend au pire, J'ai faim, j'ai frette, je suis trop faible pour me lever debout, On va hisser le drapeau blanc un point c'est tout. - André Fortin

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toph "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: ChrisTOPHer Location: Sydney Watch: Rolex, Brellum, Posts: 12,601	wont sell it!!! haha. if someone offered him 10 million i think you might just find he will __________________ "Where no counsel is the people fall, but in the multitude of counselors there is safety." Member No.# 11795

4 April 2012, 02:22 PM	#17
Runnin' Rebel "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Real Name: Mark Location: 🤔 Posts: 8,424	WTF, somethin fishy bout this story __________________ ♛

3 April 2012, 06:36 AM	#2
The Joker "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Gotham Posts: 9,641	He's not gonna sell it, is he mental?

3 April 2012, 06:39 AM	#3
gwalker "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Real Name: Gunter Location: AL/NJ Watch: DSSD; 116610LN Posts: 5,509	WOW. I found a peice of Hull pottery once for $1 and I thought it was the coolest thing ever. Worth about $150-200. I wish I was that fortunate.

3 April 2012, 06:42 AM	#4
Kevin B "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 324	Wow, ya gotta love that . I wonder if he knew what he had before he pulled the trigger on it.

3 April 2012, 08:19 AM	#7
esspee1200 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 593	Love these kind of stories!

3 April 2012, 08:20 AM	#8
nick c Banned Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 26,846	lucky guy

3 April 2012, 08:50 AM	#9
chicfarmer1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Real Name: J Location: USA Midwest Watch: Midsize Datejust Posts: 2,611	Great copy, very appealing, but the Warhol Foundation had better be the team who made the call on its authenticity. Any other "experts" are meaningless. The foundation controls the rights to authenticate and is very, very, famously tough and even controversial in its vetting of alleged Warhol works. It's said no to far more believably authentic pieces than this might be. But...it's possible!

3 April 2012, 08:51 AM	#10
chicfarmer1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Real Name: J Location: USA Midwest Watch: Midsize Datejust Posts: 2,611	--dbl sorry

4 April 2012, 06:15 AM	#12
drockadam "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Real Name: Adam Location: Ontario, Canada Watch: Pepsi. Posts: 5,749	I remember someone on this forum, going to a yard sale and saw a Rolex box. He bought it without looking inside and there was a real Sea Dweller in there!!!

4 April 2012, 07:41 AM	#13
1675-David "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Stockholm Posts: 6,061	Being 10 or 11 years old when he made the drawing makes this more of a curio. Contex and intention are immensely important when looking at the different stages of an artists development and although Warhol was very prolific at a young age he wasn't that young...good find though

5 April 2012, 05:51 AM	#18
InTime Banned Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: BermudaAntarctica Posts: 892	someone found a picasso at a thrift store... recently// long time ago pollack would throw his paintings away and a person smart enough and knew about this picked up a pollack and turned it for a few million or so. another one was loaned to a museum.

5 April 2012, 12:08 PM	#20
psv 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: USA & France Posts: 11,078	Nice story. I feel a bit bad for the person/family who sold it though...

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