With A.I.'s Help, a Family Realized Their Mysterious Thrift-Store Find Is a Portrait by a Great Scottish Painter

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A family who picked up an unsigned oil painting at a thrift store discovered it was a work by F.C.B. Cadell, a celebrated Scottish Colorist, with crucial help from artificial intelligence. The painting, which had languished unidentified in their home, sold at auction for more than $250,000. AI's ability to recognize artistic style and match it against known works proved invaluable in authenticating the find, a reminder that masterpieces can hide in plain sight at flea markets and estate sales.