{"id":401,"date":"2023-11-06T10:57:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T15:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldclassantiques.com\/blog\/?p=401"},"modified":"2023-11-02T23:29:10","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T04:29:10","slug":"the-remarkable-journey-of-maud-lewis-lobsterman-painting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldclassantiques.com\/blog\/the-remarkable-journey-of-maud-lewis-lobsterman-painting\/","title":{"rendered":"The Remarkable Journey of Maud Lewis&#8217; &#8216;Lobsterman&#8217; Painting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the art world, one person&#8217;s treasure can often emerge from unexpected origins. The heartwarming tale of Maud Lewis&#8217; beloved painting, &#8216;The Lobsterman,&#8217; perfectly exemplifies this phenomenon. Originally bartered for a modest sapphire tie tack in the 1970s, this delightful piece of Canadian folk art recently reappeared in the spotlight, selling for a remarkable sum of over $50,000 at auction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The painting&#8217;s charm lies not only in its artistic beauty but in the unique friendship between artist John Kinnear and Maud Lewis. Their bond led to numerous art exchanges, with &#8216;The Lobsterman&#8217; becoming a sentimental favorite. Its rarity, characterized by a larger-than-life figure, further distinguishes it within Lewis&#8217; body of work. This heartwarming story proves that true treasures can emerge from the most unexpected beginnings in the world of art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the complete article on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiquetrader.com\/antiques-news\/maud-lewis-lobsterman\">Antique Trader website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At World Class Antiques, our passion lies in all things folk art, whether it&#8217;s sculptures, displays, or paintings. Dive into our marketplace to uncover even more <a href=\"https:\/\/worldclassantiques.com\/Marketplace\/Browse?FullTextQuery=folk%20art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">folk art treasures.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the art world, one person&#8217;s treasure can often emerge from unexpected origins. The heartwarming tale of Maud Lewis&#8217; beloved painting, &#8216;The Lobsterman,&#8217; perfectly exemplifies this phenomenon. Originally bartered for a modest sapphire tie tack in the 1970s, this delightful piece of Canadian folk art recently reappeared in the spotlight, selling for a remarkable sum [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":402,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldclassantiques.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldclassantiques.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldclassantiques.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldclassantiques.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldclassantiques.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=401"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/worldclassantiques.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":404,"href":"https:\/\/worldclassantiques.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401\/revisions\/404"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldclassantiques.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldclassantiques.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldclassantiques.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldclassantiques.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}