A painting of two black cats by a Nova Scotian with the last name of Lewis recently sold for around $18,000 at auction.

But it wasn't a Maud Lewis painting — it was a piece by her husband, Everett Lewis.

While Maud Lewis paintings routinely sell for tens of thousands of dollars, rising interest in some other Nova Scotian folk artists means their work is now selling for thousands of dollars.

That includes Everett Lewis, who traditionally has been better known for forging his wife's work than his originals, which bear an uncanny resemblance to Maud's style.

At a recent auction in Saint John, a painting by Everett Lewis that was expected to sell for around $4,500 ended up going for $18,400.

This painting by Everett Lewis recently sold for $18,400 through a Saint John auction house. (Jo

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