Mike Lish carried a painting nearly the size of a dining room table out of the convention center to his car parked several blocks away. His grandfather got the painting in the 1950s and it has hung in the living room since, Lish said.

“He always gave us the impression it was worth something,” Lish said.

As it turns out, the painting is a copy of a piece by Adolph von Menzel titled “A Flute Concert of Frederick the Great at Sanssouci.” Its value of $150 was mostly due to its quality frame.

“It’s still going to hang in the house,” Lish said. “It’s a beautiful painting.” More here. Nina Culver, SR

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