GUEST: These are Folk Art oil paintings by Grace McArthur. Grace McArthur is a Michigan artist from Rosebush, a friend of my mother's. When I was a little girl, Mother took me to her studio in Rosebush. So this picture was my mother's that I received. These are the four seasons. These were my mother's. And this picture, Grace McArthur came to our wedding reception, brought us this picture. And there's a little bride and groom in it right there. So we've had it 44 years, since we were married.
APPRAISER: That's a great story. When you set them on the table at the Folk Art
table, I guess you could tell that I really liked them.
GUEST: Yes.
APPRAISER: Well, to me, these are a perfect example of somebody painting the way they knew how to paint. They were not a trained artist. They were doing things that meant something to them. There's other artists out there, like Grandma Moses, and people like that, that did rural scenes with lots of detail in them. And this lady has significance because she's local, and she died in 1985-- and she was born before 1900. So she had a long lifetime. So what year were you married?
GUEST: 1974.
APPRAISER: Then I'd say we're pretty safe saying circa 1974 on at least the one you got for your wedding day.
GUEST: Yes.
APPRAISER: And then the ones belonged to your mother could have been before or after that.
GUEST: I think they were before.
APPRAISER: Okay. You see things like this, and you know immediately that there's always going to be people regionally that are going to appreciate these. And after talking with my colleagues, we decided that these together probably, for retail purposes would be about $2,000.
GUEST: Wow. That's neat. My mother would be happy.
