US$30 Michigan estate-sale painting sells for US$1.3 million at Freeman's

Gertrude Abercrombie's 1951 Alderman Merriam's Shells sold for US$1.3 million including fees at Freeman's in New York on 1 October, against a US$150,000 to US$250,000 estimate, the house's published guide, Freeman's said. The 8-by-11-inch panel was bought for US$30 at a Michigan estate sale in summer, reported The Art Newspaper.