Art found at Tennessee charity sells for $8,000

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A 100-year-old Ellsworth Woodward painting found in Goodwill's Nashville warehouse has sold for more than $8,000.

Goodwill of Middle Tennessee spokeswoman Suzanne Kay-Pittman says a Boston bidder bought the painting for $8,101 late Sunday on Goodwill's online auction Web site.

She says Goodwill cannot yet release the buyer's name.

Goodwill worker Susan McCullen says she was sifting through the charity's warehouse when she spotted its gold frame sticking out of a bin.

The water color depicts a wooden ship at an Italian port. An attached letter says it was first bought for $75 at the San Francisco Fair.

Woodward was a Massachusetts native born in 1861 who moved to New Orleans and became an important advocate for Southern arts and crafts.

hell of a find, you seem to hear about more and more stuff being found and sold at these places even garage sales are getting to have some good finds.

I'm going to Goodwill this weekend....The one here has alot of art, wall decor, fancy stuff.

Wish I had one to sell, that's a lot of money, glad goodwill got it though.