Summary
A painting by Joan Eardley, found in a charity shop, sold for £29,500. The painting was confirmed as Eardley's "Summer Fields" and was sold to a private collector after being authenticated by The Scottish Gallery.
Key Facts
- A Joan Eardley painting titled "Summer Fields" was found in a charity shop in the East Midlands.
- The shop staff discovered a faded label that linked the painting to The Scottish Gallery.
- The painting sold for £29,500 to a private collector of Scottish art.
- The gallery confirmed the painting's authenticity and its original sale in May 1961.
- Joan Eardley was an artist known for depicting Glasgow street children and coastal landscapes.
- "Summer Fields" was painted around 1961, shortly before Eardley's death in 1963.
- The sale was the largest single sale in the charity's history and will support medical research.
- The painting was exhibited at the British Art Fair in 2025 and The Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh.
