Many historical artifacts still have not come to light today. On the other hand, many of them disappeared without being appreciated. The last example of these events was about to happen in Texas Goodwill. However, according to a report in The Art Newspaper, this time, with the help of luck, a work reached the value it deserved.
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Ancient Roman bust enters San Antonio Museum of Art
Art collector Laura Young spotted a statue lying on the floor in a nook while browsing a Goodwill store in Texas in 2018. The collector, who was interested in such works, wanted to buy it without knowing its real value.
Laura Young, who wanted to add the work to her collection, bought the sculpture for 35 dollars. However, there was one thing he didn’t know. The statue was an ancient Roman bust from the first century. The collector, who did not care about the old and worn state, made a series of research to find out which period the work belongs to.
Seeking answers to art history experts at the University of Texas and auction houses in the United States, Young found his answer with Jörg Deterling, a consultant to fine arts broker Sotheby’s. So much so that it was determined that the bust was a missing piece from a German museum decades ago.
The bust has been identified as belonging to King Ludwig I of Bavaria, who lived from 1786 to 1868. It is a matter of curiosity how the work went from Germany to Texas. According to experts, it reached the American continent during the cold war, when a Texan soldier brought it home with him.
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