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Building a Collection and Art as an Investment

Artifactual History Appraisal

I frequently see references to the concept of purchasing art as an investment or as a means of diversifying one's investment portfolio, a vision that is reinforced in the popular imagination with strategically edited clips of Antiques Roadshow where lucky people find out their yard sale item is worth thousands of dollars.

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

Art Services 2000

These original works and his highly valuable hand colored ( aquatint) engravings and sets of books illustrated with color lithographs bring top prices at auction houses and fine art dealers. The largest Audubon authentic prints are Double Elephant Folio size and measure 39.5" at Christie's New York on June 14, 2018.

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Fine Art Prints vs. Reproductions

Art Peritus

The presence of the number is a unique identifier, but all prints in an edition have the same value at the time it is released for sale by the publisher. In 2022, Sotheby’s sold an “Eric” lithograph numbered 35/38 from an early edition published in 1984 for over $56,000.

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Fine Art Prints vs. Reproductions

Art Peritus

The presence of the number is a unique identifier, but all prints in an edition have the same value at the time it is released for sale by the publisher. In 2022, Sotheby’s sold an “Eric” lithograph numbered 35/38 from an early edition published in 1984 for over $56,000.

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How Do I Get My Art Appraised?

Fine Art Estates

Over the years, I have spent a lot of time on the phone trying to help people determine if the painting they found in a garage sale is worth anything. These websites compile results from many auction houses and show not only the results of past sales, but also estimates of works that will appear in future sales.