India, Nov. 6 -- A painting by American artist Georgia O'Keeffe, hidden in a New York apartment closet for nearly 40 years, is set to go under the hammer. Titled Near Abiquiu, New Mexico I (1930), it was discovered beneath a row of fur coats by the niece of its owner. The artwork is expected to fetch $2 million to $3 million at Christie's auction in New York on November 17.

According to Artnet News, the painting belonged to an elderly woman living in New York's East Village. Her niece, identified only as Betsy, came across it while helping her aunt prepare for hospice care.

The discovery was not entirely unexpected. In 2022, the aunt had casually mentioned to her home health aides that there was a Georgia O'Keeffe painting in her hallwa...