{
  "id": 12378814,
  "title": "Wisconsin shopper paid $29 for painting; it later sold for $882,500",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/wisconsin-shopper-paid-29-for-painting-it-later-sold-for-882-500",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-06T12:24:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/a-wisconsin-bargain-hunter-paid-just-29-for-a-flower-painting-at-a-rummage-sale-about-a-decade-later-it-was-authenticated-as-a-martin-johnson-heade-and-sold-at-christies-for-882500/articleshow/134737557.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In a remarkable turn of events, a man from Wisconsin stumbled upon a magnolia painting for just $29 at a rummage sale in the 1990s. A decade later, the artwork was authenticated as the work of esteemed American artist Martin Johnson Heade. Auctioned at Christie’s, it fetched an astonishing $882,500, shattering initial estimates of $300,000 to $500,000.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}