Man buys $300K bungalow, finds $30 million worth of art inside

[Reader]

http://pix11.com/2013/03/07/man-buy...30-million-worth-of-art-inside/#axzz2N3ghqf8J

“It looked like a pile of junk, but on closer inspection I realized it was a vast body of work created by one artist over 60 years,” said Thomas Schultz, who bought it with business partner Lawrence Joseph. “I knew right away I wasn’t going to throw that artwork into the dumpster, it was bad karma.”...............

Little more, picture and video at link.....

 

[tlcya]

I should be so lucky

 

[gm8549]

Thanks for that link. I just spent time finding many many articles about this artist. Beautiful work. So glad these 2 buyers didn't toss the items.

 

[Reader]

Thanks for that link. I just spent time finding many many articles about this artist. Beautiful work. So glad these 2 buyers didn't toss the items.

Gm8549, it would be wonderful if you could post a couple of those articles; I'd love to read more about the artist too...I will also google and see what I can find...TIA

 

[Reader]

Here's one article about the artist, Arthur Pinajian:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/09/a...inajians-paintings-shown-in-gallery.html?_r=0

Another site about him:

http://www.pinajianart.com/

 

[gm8549]

Just saw your post. You did find 2 good ones. If I have a chance later,will look again. One had a story when the new owners had just bought the bungalow.

This gentleman was friends with the best of the best.

 

[gm8549]

Here's one I really liked because it has a photo of him.

http://www.rediscoveredmasters.com/Artists/ShowArtist/22?page=2

 

[gm8549]

Here's another I liked. A much earlier article telling of the original purchase. One thing I read (don't know if it's here) said a cousin (seller of property) told them he didn't want the artwork. So glad it was saved by these 2 men. That's a huge amount of research to be done.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/14/nyregion/14artist.html?pagewanted=all

 

[Reader]

Thanks so much, gm8549, been reading those and this is a fascinating story,,,,so sad that he was never recognized in his lifetime..

 

[Reader]

 

[gm8549]

Don't know if any of the links posted so far have the info on his comic book art. Did you see that? Another article said that after he died,she told a relative to put all his stuff in the garbage!!! They did toss 1/2 of it. Thank goodness some remained.

 

[Reader]

Yes, I did see that about his comic art...think it was in the biography of your last link...said they are also valuable as collector's items...

I'm glad they saved a lot of his works...they are so beautiful...

 

[Intermezzo]

Here's one article about the artist, Arthur Pinajian:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/09/a...inajians-paintings-shown-in-gallery.html?_r=0

Another site about him:

http://www.pinajianart.com/

Wow...beautiful art!!!