Painting swapped in 70s for grilled cheese sandwich serves up windfall

Irene and Tony Demas with the Maud Lewis painting which they acquired in exchange for lunch at their restaurant in the 1970s. Photograph: Jon Dunford/Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd

Irene and Tony Demas with the Maud Lewis painting which they acquired in exchange for lunch at their restaurant in the 1970s. Photograph: Jon Dunford/Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd

source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/08/painting-swapped-grilled-cheese-sandwich-canada-maud-lewis