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Blame it on Audubon. Or How I became a fine art appraiser. Part Five.

Art Services 2000

With the advent of The Audubon Society and the 20th Century's interest in the environment Audubon's name is known throughout the world and his images of birds can be found everywhere, the rarest being his one of a kind watercolors, paintings, and drawings.

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Blame it on Audubon: Or how I became a fine art appraiser. Part Three

Art Services 2000

Books can become friends and in my case they have been a central factor in my life and work as an appraiser. In order to understand the work of Audubon it is essential to know that the engravings and lithographs that have been made from his original watercolors have been issued in may forms and a number of editions.

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Building a Collection and Art as an Investment

Artifactual History Appraisal

Purchase of a work directly from the artist or the gallery representing the artist is considered a very good provenance in the appraisal world, and will help support a work's value and authenticity in the future.

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So You Found A John George Brown Painting?

Harrison Appraisals

While many of these works are oils on canvas, Brown also returned to watercolor, a medium he used in the mid-19 th century. His penchant for copyrighting his most popular works, which were eventually reproduced as inexpensive lithographs, earned him royalties well into his later years. Retrieved online from [link] on 3/23/23.

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From Stage to Canvas (and vice versa): Theatre and Opera in Fine Art

Invaluable

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec – Jane Avril, lithograph. Sold for$3,500 via DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers (April 2023). Lon Bakst – Watercolor Stage Design. Sold for$60,000 via Grogan & Company (November 2018). Marc Chagall – Le cirque au clown jaune. Sold for$500 via Helios Auctions (October 2024).