Red Nose Print: $9,000
Karen Mallet was visiting a Goodwill when a single picture caught her eye. It was a large abstract print featuring black and white lines with a large red nose-like triangle. She soon noticed the signature in the corner of the painting — Alexander Calder. She couldn’t verify the famous artists’ signature on the spot so she gambled a measly $12.34. Mallet started researching Calder when she got home and found out that he had created lithographs—authorized copies—that were similar to her own print. After she had the signature validated she discovered her piece was a lithograph of Calder’s Red Nose. A fine art company set the print’s value at $9,000.
