WEBVTT 00:01.733 --> 00:04.266 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% GUEST: I'm a lifelong thrifter, and I thrift when I'm stressed. And I 00:04.266 --> 00:09.133 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% thrift everything. I'm an occupational therapist in a level-one trauma hospital. 00:09.133 --> 00:11.566 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% APPRAISER: Wow. 00:11.566 --> 00:14.766 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% GUEST: And, uh, work on, uh, rehabbing people with catastrophic injuries. And one Saturday morning, 00:16.866 --> 00:21.033 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% it had been kind of a stressful day at work. I was at Goodwill first thing in the morning, 00:23.066 --> 00:26.666 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% and I kind of saw, in the painting section, I noticed there was a little plaque here, 00:28.766 --> 00:30.800 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% which is like what you would see in a museum. So I thought it looked like a real painting, 00:30.800 --> 00:32.600 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and I picked it up and put it in my cart. 00:32.600 --> 00:34.066 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% APPRAISER: And when was that? 00:34.066 --> 00:35.333 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% GUEST: About two years ago. 00:35.333 --> 00:37.266 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% APPRAISER: So, pandemic time. 00:37.266 --> 00:38.533 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% GUEST (breathes deeply): Yes. 00:38.533 --> 00:39.666 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% APPRAISER: Working in a hospital, yeah. 00:39.666 --> 00:40.833 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% GUEST: I work in a hospital, yeah. 00:40.833 --> 00:42.000 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% APPRAISER: Is highly stressful, God. 00:42.000 --> 00:42.900 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% GUEST: It was pretty stressful, yes. 00:42.900 --> 00:45.033 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% APPRAISER: Amazing. 00:45.033 --> 00:46.566 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% GUEST: I mean, I thrifted before that, but then it kind of was, like, my therapy. 00:46.566 --> 00:48.266 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% APPRAISER: So what did you actually pay for this painting? 00:48.266 --> 00:50.433 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% GUEST: Uh, $15.99. 00:50.433 --> 00:54.833 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% APPRAISER: So, Le Pho was born in North Vietnam in 1907. Vietnam was French-occupied 00:58.433 --> 01:03.400 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% at the time. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts there, the School of Fine Arts... 01:04.200 --> 01:06.433 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% GUEST: Yep. 01:06.433 --> 01:09.200 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% APPRAISER: ...and ultimately went to Paris and studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. 01:10.933 --> 01:14.633 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% He had three very distinct periods. His early work is very nostalgic, 01:16.433 --> 01:21.233 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% very lush landscapes. His Paris period, he starts to do family subjects. 01:25.966 --> 01:27.700 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% GUEST: Okay. 01:27.700 --> 01:30.966 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% APPRAISER: And this dates from what's called his Findlay period. 01:31.566 --> 01:32.800 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% GUEST: Oh, okay. 01:32.800 --> 01:36.000 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% APPRAISER: Probably made in the 1960s. 01:36.000 --> 01:37.533 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% GUEST: Okay. 01:37.533 --> 01:41.000 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% APPRAISER: And it's more broadly painted, impressionistic. He had 01:42.700 --> 01:46.066 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% gone back to Vietnam to teach art and ultimately went back to Paris, 01:48.200 --> 01:52.666 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% where he was discovered by the gallerist Wally Findlay. The frame is original to the piece. 01:54.500 --> 01:56.500 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% GUEST: Ah. 01:56.500 --> 01:59.500 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% APPRAISER: This was styled by Findlay Galleries for almost every work by Le Pho. 02:01.733 --> 02:04.966 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% GUEST: Okay. I saw there was a sticker from a gallery on the back, mm-hmm. 02:04.966 --> 02:09.966 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% APPRAISER: Yes. That gallerist promoted the artist, really made 02:11.766 --> 02:15.500 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% him famous. And still to this day, they handle the estate of the artist. 02:16.166 --> 02:18.000 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% GUEST: Oh, okay. 02:18.000 --> 02:21.300 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% APPRAISER: The artist died in Paris in 2001. So he lived a very long life. 02:22.433 --> 02:24.833 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% GUEST: Oh, that's a long time, okay. 02:24.833 --> 02:27.566 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% APPRAISER: The title of the painting is Cueillette des Pommes Cannelle, which translates to "cinnamon 02:31.500 --> 02:36.500 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% apple picking." The artist signed it in the lower right, and it's an oil on board. The 02:42.133 --> 02:47.133 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% painting is a standard size for the artist. There are some that come on the market that 02:49.300 --> 02:52.800 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% are much smaller. But this is really the most desirable. This period is highly desirable... 02:55.000 --> 02:56.833 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% GUEST: Oh. 02:56.833 --> 02:58.900 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% APPRAISER: ...because this is the period that the gallery promoted. 02:58.900 --> 03:03.233 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% Works of this scale generally sell in the $60,000 to $80,000 range at auction. 03:08.066 --> 03:13.066 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% GUEST: (exhales slowly) (laughing): Dang-- wow. Did you hear that? That's a lot-- 03:14.800 --> 03:19.266 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% wow. (laughing) What am I gonna do with it? (both laugh) $80,000. 03:20.966 --> 03:23.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% APPRAISER: It's... It's a significant find. 03:23.733 --> 03:24.966 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% GUEST: Wow. 03:24.966 --> 03:26.933 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% APPRAISER: Yeah. 03:26.933 --> 03:29.966 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% GUEST: That's amazing. Thank you. (both laugh) 60 to 80... (exclaims) Never 03:31.733 --> 03:35.200 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% thought I would find something that valuable. That's amazing. 03:35.200 --> 03:37.400 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% APPRAISER: If you were to insure it... 03:37.400 --> 03:39.233 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% GUEST: Yeah. 03:39.233 --> 03:41.366 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% APPRAISER: ...you'd probably want to insure it for closer to $100,000. 03:41.366 --> 03:46.233 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% GUEST: Oh, my God! (laughs) Wow. It's just been hanging over my bed. Wow. Okay. (laughs)