A painting bought by an art blogger as part of a pair for £35 has been verified as a work by New Zealand artist Frances Hodgkins and worth up to £50,000.
Robjn Cantus, who lives near Cambridge, bought the picture in 2019 when Hertfordshire County Council sold off its mid-20th Century art collection.
It was originally attributed to Vera Cunningham, but BBC One programme Fake or Fortune has now discovered its true provenance.
Mary Kisler, an art historian from New Zealand and the foremost authority on Hodgkins, told the show: "I emphatically think it is by Frances Hodgkins."
Mr Cantus bought the painting in 2019 at an auction as part of the county council's Pictures for Schools Scheme.
