The Economic Times

A painting bought for 2,090 at auction looked ordinary. Experts later identified it as a lost Helen McNicoll masterpiece valued at 300,000

Helen McNicoll painting: A painting bought for 2,090 at a regional auction house turned out to be a long-lost work by Canadian Impressionist Helen McNicoll. David Taylor discovered the artists signature after purchasing the artwork. Experts on BBCs Fake or Fortune? authenticated The Bean Harvest, which had been missing for more than 100 years.