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How To Sell Art At Auction

Art Appraisal Resources

Qualified appraisers and advisors can help determine if the auction market is the right choice to sell your fine art. Claude Monet and Pablo Picasso are two of the most well-known and collectible artists of all time, but not all of their works will garner the high prices we have come to know from the blockbuster sales that are now well known.

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Blame it on Audubon. Or how I became a fine art appraiser, Part Two.

Art Services 2000

One book, "Audubon in Florida" first published in 1974 from the University of Miami Press was especially helpful in identifying the birds that were the Florida species that he found and rendered life-sized in his original watercolors. Hall of the 1833 portrait created by American artist Henry Inman ( b. End of Part Two.

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

Art Services 2000

I especially loved the old illustrated books and my favorite above all others was an old copy of Dante's Inferno illustrated by the French artist Gustave Dore. Books can become friends and in my case they have been a central factor in my life and work as an appraiser. but that is another story, entirely.)

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American Folk Art: Celebrating the Creativity and Craftsmanship of Everyday Artisans 

Invaluable

From self-taught artists to delightful wood carvings and intricate quilting and textile makers, American folk art encapsulates the spirit of a nation and the legacies handed down across its history. Beyond wood and clay, some folk artists rely on natural dyes for their wool or thread. Sold for $431.25 USD via Jeffrey S.

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American Folk Art: Celebrating the Creativity and Craftsmanship of Everyday Artisans 

Invaluable

From self-taught artists to delightful wood carvings and intricate quilting and textile makers, American folk art encapsulates the spirit of a nation and the legacies handed down across its history. Beyond wood and clay, some folk artists rely on natural dyes for their wool or thread. Sold for $431.25 USD via Jeffrey S.

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Breakdance – 6817

Art Peritus

Wilson graciously donated this series of 53 original watercolors as well as the reproduction print-rights to benefit the Cottonwood Institute, an organization that connects underprivileged children with nature through outdoor activities and skill development. Share Collection Brief with friends or colleagues that you feel may benefit from it.

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So You Found A John George Brown Painting?

Harrison Appraisals

JOHN GEORGE BROWN (1831-1913) was an English born artist and British citizen who became famous in Victorian America for his idealized portraits of street children. It was in New York that Brown found success as an artist. By the 1860s, the young artist had cultivated a reputation among the city’s art patrons.