Woman’s Flea Market Find Is Rare Painting by Van Gogh Friend
June 9, 2021
It pays to be discerning at thrift stores! A Maine flea market and thrift store enthusiast loves browsing at a local shop that specializes in everything from estate furniture to nick-nacks. While rummaging through the warehouse, she was drawn to a watercolor with the signature E.W. Brooke and paid $45 for it. Then she looked up the name on her iPad and found a Van Gogh connection.
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