Big record for a tiny picture as Gertrude Abercrombie ‘estate sale’ find brings major demand
The auction record for American painter Gertrude Abercrombie (1909-77) climbed higher last week after a small-scale depiction of shells drew a remarkable bidding battle at Freeman’s in New York.
Measuring just 8 x 11in (20 x 28cm), the signed oil on Masonite from 1951 titled Alderman Merriam's …