今年早些時候僅花 50 美元購買的一件藝術品後來被鑑定為加拿大藝術家艾米麗·卡爾 (Emily Carr) 的原創畫作。

這幅畫的標題是“馬塞特，QCI”，畫的是一隻雕刻的熊站在土著紀念圖騰柱上。

A piece of art that was purchased for just $50 earlier this year is now expected to sell for upwards of $147,000 at an auction next month after being identified as an original painting by Canadian artist Emily Carr.

今年早些時候僅花費50 美元購買的一件藝術品，在被鑑定為加拿大藝術家艾米麗·卡爾(Emily Carr) 的原創畫作後，預計在下個月的拍賣會上將以超過147,000 美元的價格售出。

Art dealer Allen Treibitz discovered the painting while shopping a barn sale in Long Island, New York. The painting, titled "Masset, Q.C.I.," is of a carved bear standing on top of an indigenous memorial totem pole.

藝術品經銷商艾倫·特雷比茨 (Allen Treibitz) 在紐約長島的穀倉拍賣會上發現了這幅畫。這幅畫的標題是“馬塞特，QCI”，畫的是一隻雕刻的熊站在土著紀念圖騰柱上。

"You could just tell that painting had something special about it," Treibitz told Global News. "It definitely had a look, and it was definitely very interesting."

「你可以看出這幅畫有一些特別之處，」特雷比茨告訴《全球新聞》。 “它確實看過了，而且絕對非常有趣。”

After purchasing the painting signed by Carr, the art dealer researched the artist and realized how much of a bargain he got it for. He took the 1912 piece to Heffel Fine Art Auction House in Canada to seek help on what he should do with his new purchase.

在購買了卡爾簽名的畫作後，藝術品經銷商對這位藝術家進行了研究，並意識到他以多少錢買到了這幅畫。他將這件 1912 年的作品帶到了加拿大的赫菲爾美術拍賣行，尋求如何處理新購買的作品的幫助。

"There was no doubt in my mind that this was an exciting Cinderella discovery," David Heffel, the president of the auction house told the Canadian Press.

拍賣行總裁戴維·赫菲爾 (David Heffel) 告訴加拿大媒體：“毫無疑問，我認為這是一個令人興奮的灰姑娘發現。”

Experts confirmed that the painting was one of the many brilliant pieces by the post-impressionist landscape painter.

專家證實，這幅畫是這位後印象派風景畫家的眾多精彩作品之一。

According to Heffel Fine Auction House, it's likely that Carr gifted the painting to her friend Nell Cozier and her husband in the 1930s. The couple were originally from Victoria, B.C. but moved to Long Island where they were caretakers for a large estate.

據 Heffel Fine Auction House 稱，這幅畫很可能是 Carr 在 20 世紀 30 年代送給她的朋友 Nell Cozier 和她的丈夫的禮物。這對夫婦最初來自不列顛哥倫比亞省維多利亞，但後來搬到了長島，在那裡他們擔任一座大型莊園的看守人。

The painting will go up for auction on Nov. 20 at Heffel Fine Art Auction House and is expected to fetch between around $73,000 and $147,000. Before it's officially up for auction, art lovers can view the painting, which will be displayed at Heffel galleries in Calgary, Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto.

這幅畫將於 11 月 20 日在赫菲爾美術拍賣行拍賣，預計售價在 73,000 美元至 147,000 美元之間。在正式拍賣之前，藝術愛好者可以欣賞這幅畫，該畫將在卡加利、溫哥華、蒙特利爾和多倫多的赫菲爾畫廊展出。