Found Goodness: Ben Shahn, and my wheat print from the Goodwill

I am super excited to tell you all a story today about a print I found a few weeks ago at a local Goodwill store for $3. It had been an exceptionally great day of finds, and I was on my last stop before having to pick up my daughter from school. I always glance at the pictures and artwork...mainly looking for great frames...so it usually only takes me a few seconds to give them a glance and I am on my way. Well, on this day a particular piece caught my eye ....and it was this one pictured above. I found it incredibly simple yet appealing and tasteful. I loved how the artist added a little bit of geometric modernism to stalks of wheat....and the soft water colors won me over. The brown frame and country pink matte did not win me over however....and I knew I would change that asap. But, I was drawn to this piece somehow.....someway.....and knew it had potential.I dropped the piece off with my friend Teresa to be framed.....and when I picked it up last week, boy was I ever in for a surprise! The man who framed the piece is an art history buff who decided to look up the piece and see if he could find out more about it. Come to find out....the piece is called "Wheat Field" and is a signed print by the famous artist Ben Shahn. {click on the "Wheat Field" link to see how much my signed print is worth!} If this had been an original it would be worth lots and lots....but as a signed print, it is still not too shabby considering my mere $3 investment. Maybe one of these days I will have it appraised.....but for now I am just happy I picked a winner and will enjoy it being in my home.Happy hunting! I hope this week brings interesting finds your way! You just never ever know what treasures await!xo,Barb