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A former New York City dog walker who fell into ownership of a Chuck Close artwork had high hopes on mushrooms he could sell the piece for eight figures, but it sold for much less.
Mark Herman was gifted an early Chuck Close canvas by a lawyer who represented the artist in a free speech case in 1967.
A retired dog walker was bequeathed a painting by an artist whose works sell for millions - but got a nasty shock when he auctioned it.
Former NYC dog walker Mark Herman, 68, had a vision while on psychedelic mushrooms that the painting by late abstract artist Chuck Close would be worth $10 million. It wasn't.
A bittersweet ending for Mark Herman, the dog walker who was given the painting: It finally sold, but for far less than he had envisioned.