Sometimes you find something amazing in a truly unremarkable place. And sometimes you find fourteen somethings amazing in a truly unremarkable place and you have to carry each one out on your shoulder in the complete darkness and then rent a truck to get them home.

Such was the case about five years ago or so when I came across fourteen incredible hand painted murals on canvas dating to the 1930s to 1950s in a place where I was buying a whole other category. As soon as I set foot upon them, yes I mean set foot rather than set eyes, I was immediately ready to find something amazing. With the light of my cell phone I realized that each mural was rolled around a lath cylinder spanning over ten feet in width. The length of each #mural was a mystery at this time because the clock was ticking and I had to race to get all of my soon to be purchases out of the building. It wasn't until the next sunny day that I was able to unroll each of the murals across the sidewalk and into the street to see exactly what I had just purchased. In typical fashion, they were a mystery to me at the time of purchase. To this day, even though I sold them all to one person shortly after buying them, their provenance remains a mystery. Each of the murals depicts outdoor scenery with lions, fly fishing and hunting and dogs being the dominant scenes. The murals were all so well painted and in good shape considering the conditions they were in (let's just say less than ideal) that I was immediately invested in their research. But it didn't get far as the soon-to-be buyer spotted them in what was the window of my storefront in Philadelphia. We struck a deal and I rented another truck to deliver them. Today you can find these murals in Philly and New York City and Milan so keep an eye out for them. And always be ready to find something amazing! ;-) hkv