A Rare Bluebonnet Painting Sold for $112,500 at an Auction in Dallas

Jared Brinkley had never been more anxious on a plane. Not typically a nervous flier, the California video game production manager had stowed his valuable cargo in preparation for takeoff on a recent flight from Seattle to Dallas. Wrapped in a cocoon of foam, cardboard, and packing tape and tucked into the first-class cabin coat closet was a hundred-year-old painting that he’d been told could be worth six figures.“I carried it around the airport terrified,” Brinkley, 49, said. “The whole trip was stressful.”The artwork, an original Julian Onderdonk oil painting from 1921 titled A Field of Bluebonnets, San Antonio, is representative of the work of the Texas impressionist, who is beloved for his pastoral scenes that showcase the iconic indigo flowers.“If you’ve ever seen a painting…

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