An illustration by N.C. Wyeth that was purchased at a New Hampshire thrift shop for $4. A bidder later agreed to pay $191,000 for the work at a September auction, but then never actually paid. via ...

A version of this article appears in print on Dec. 18, 2023, Section C, Page 6 of the New York edition with the headline: A $4 Thrift Shop Painting Finally Sells for Big Bucks.

New Bedford artist Ryan McFee created a painting based on an Instagram post of Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson. Hudson contacted McFee to buy the painting, with one small change.