Today, that painting is worth over $250k.
Instead of paying for his usual dish in cash, the Demases accepted works of art.
On one of these occasions, Kinnear arrived with an unusual collection of paintings.
Maud Lewis, “Black Truck,” 1967 (Photo viaMiller & Miller Auctions)
I just sat there in silence for quite a while.
Id never ever seen any art like that before.
At first, I thought they might be playing some sort of trick on me.
Maud Lewis, “Black Truck,” 1967 (Photo viaMiller & Miller Auctions)
Did a kid do some of these?
Irenesaid, referring to the art’s distinctly childlike style.
This often meant resorting to found pieces of wood and leftover paint that fishermen used on their boats.
Photograph of Maud Lewis, taken before 1970 (Photo: Ron Cogswell viaWikimedia Commons,CC BY-SA 2.0)
There, it remained for years, until the couple decided to put it for sale in 2022.
The kids are saying, use the money and travel and just enjoy life.
Canadian restaurateurs Irene and Tony Demas acquired a rare painting made by Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis.
