The crumbling old house that hid a treasure trove of art
Thomas Schultz set out on a pretty standard business venture - buy, do up and sell a cottage. But what he found in the garage would change his life.
In 2006 Thomas Schultz and his business partner Lawrence Joseph made a business plan. They were looking for a property to buy, do up and sell. Thomas had his eye on a little cottage near his home in Bellport, a small coastal village to the east of New York City. It was old, dilapidated and needed a lot of attention. But when he crawled through the broken garage door he found something entirely unexpected - 7,000 pieces of art, stacked in piles, rolled up canvasses and strewn across the floor. It turned out to be the work of an unknown artist called Arthur Pinajian and a discovery that would change Thomas' life.
Search online to find out more about Arthur Pinajian.
Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com
Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Andrea Kennedy
(Photo: Thomas Schultz in front of an Arthur Pinajian oil painting. Credit: The Estate Collection of Arthur Pinajian)
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