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Selling American Paintings to Buyers Doesn’t Have to be Hard. Read These 5 Tips

Antique Appraisers Auctioneers

They can identify authentic paintings and point out fakes. It must be authenticated. The condition of the painting, size, and type of materials (oil paintings are worth more than watercolors) may also increase or decrease value. An appraiser has studied American history and art theory. American art collectors will require that.

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How To Sell Art At Auction

Art Appraisal Resources

The actual completed sales are typically public knowledge, but some details still need to be discovered, such as the commission and fee structure charged to the client and how long they have to market the work. Medium - Is your fine art an original painting, oil or acrylic on canvas or board, a watercolor, or a print?

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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

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. Anything else is a later printing based on the originals.

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Insights on Auction Sales: The Beatles, Civil War Soldier

WorthPoint

We thought it would be a great idea for him to select some of his favorite sold items and explain why those sales stood out to him. Take a look at his thoughts on a few of our partners’ recent sales. is but a fraction of what it could fetch once authenticated. We want to empower you to buy and sell with confidence.

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Insights on Auction Sales: Pokémon, Magic Johnson

WorthPoint

We thought it would be a great idea for him to select some of his favorite sold items and explain why those sales stood out to him. Take a look at his thoughts on a few of our partners’ recent sales. Although the Van Brocklin card wasnt graded, it was authenticated and encased by Beckett, giving it a solid stamp of approval.

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