Chapter 19: The Stage Was Set
Shipwreck, the Rescue — full painting
The stage was set. All the efforts of the last several years were to be decided worthy or worthless in one short moment—the time it took to grimace or grin.
Martin Butlin had agreed to come to Canada and assess the painting firsthand. Christie’s senior consultant. The world’s foremost Turner expert. Coming to Penticton.
The painting would face its most important test.
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