GUEST: So, about two years ago, my uncle passed away and this painting was in his house that he grew up in.

It was given to his mother Rose Corrubia for her wedding.

Her dad was Angelo B.M.

Corrubia, and he was a well-known architect in St.

Louis.

And he was friends with Tom Barnett, who's the artist of this painting.

APPRAISER: And so now it's your painting.

GUEST: Now it's my painting.

APPRAISER: Tom Barnett was an architect and a painter.

First and foremost, he was an architect.

His father, George, was an architect of some renown.

Tom was born in 1870, and he started his own architecture firm-- Barnett, Haynes, Barnett-- with his brother and brother-in-law.

The firm did a lot of noteworthy buildings around town, including the Cathedral Basilica.

Later on in his career, he started painting.

He studied under Paul Cornoyer, who was a very well-respected artist.

The painting is oil on canvas and it's done in an American impressionist style, using very bold strokes of bright color.

And this painting, "The Rapids," was done in 1926.

GUEST: Okay.

APPRAISER: So, three years before he died.

So, it was at the height of his career.

Because he was so already established in architecture, there was a demand for his paintings, and he was quite talented as an artist.

He painted a mural for the State Capitol in Jefferson City.

His work is in permanent collections at the St.

Louis Art Museum, the Missouri History Museum, and also right here at Grant's Farm, in the collection of the Busch family.

GUEST: Wow.

(laughs) APPRAISER: So, it's, uh, kind of notable.

GUEST: It's been hanging on a wall for 50 years.

APPRAISER: It's really impressive due to its size.

And being in the auction business myself, and also from St.

Louis, I always get excited when I see a work by Tom Barnett.

It's not that often that you find his work.

This is a case where I think the value in St.

Louis would be greater than the value if you were to ship it to New York or California.

Easily, an auction estimate for this painting would be $5,000 to $7,000.

GUEST: Wow.

(chuckles) That's awesome.

APPRAISER: Yeah.

If you were to send it somewhere else, it might be around $2,500 to $3,500.

GUEST: I'm gonna keep it at home.