Lost O'Keeffe painting from East Village closet heads to auction

CBS New York reports that a 1930 Georgia O'Keeffe painting, 'Near Abiquiu, New Mexico I', was found in an East Village apartment closet while a family settled an aunt's affairs. It had reportedly sat there since the 1980s. Christie's says the work was verified by style analysis and a catalogue raisonné, and holds a 1963 bill of sale from O'Keeffe's Downtown Gallery. It is estimated at no less than $3 million at the Christie's New York 20th Century Evening sale on Nov. 17, and can be viewed free from Nov. 7 to 17 at 20 Rockefeller Center.