Does " to widespread appreciation" mean "which was widely appreciated"?
Context:
A recent example that highlights the significance of the rediscovery of this body of British work is William Nicholson’s The Canadian Headquarters Staff (1918), which was exhibited in London for the first time since 1919 in 2004, to widespread appreciation.
Yes, that's the idea.
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