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Surprise JMW Turner Discovery Could Fetch $500,000 at Auction

Artnet News

The watercolor of Venice was identified after its owner submitted it for appraisal at Christie's. The post Surprise JMW Turner Discovery Could Fetch $500,000 at Auction appeared first on Artnet News.

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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. Appraisers must use the most recent data, as the best indicator of the current market, when conducting appraisals. Subject/Genre - I have appraised many of Andy Warhol's original screenprints.

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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. The book's author Kathryn Hall Proby ( b. End of Part Two.

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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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“Colorado 14ers” for a Good Cause

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.

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New Uses for Old Things: Thoughts in Support of Mixing Antiques in Modern Interiors

Artifactual History Appraisal

My article is republished below or you can also read it online at Worthwhile Magazine™ : “This is an opinion piece, and a manifesto of sorts, born out of my personal thoughts working in the appraisal field about the widespread confusion and discomfort about how to mix antiques and art in contemporary homes.