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Long Overdue: Cultural Change Affecting the Art Market

MIR Appraisal

To counteract this, having a strong provenance is crucial and having work appraised and authenticated before attempting to sell is always beneficial to everyone involved. Several decades ago, the art world was quite different. African American artists were largely not included, and their accomplishments went overlooked.

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4 Things To Look For To See Your Georgia O’keeffe Is An Original

Sarasota Antique Buyers

paid $5 million for 28 Georgia O’Keeffe water color paintings and had them displayed at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. Nearly six years later – after loaning the collection out to countless other museums – it was found that the paintings were actually fakes. In 1993, Kansas City banker Crosby Kemper Jr. O’Keeffe’s style.

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

Invaluable

The vast American folk art tradition offers authentic, innovative, and captivating creations whose reach spans generations and modes of creative expression. Collecting American Folk Art These various facets of American folk art showcase some of the impressive variety the field offers collectors and enthusiasts.

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

Invaluable

The vast American folk art tradition offers authentic, innovative, and captivating creations whose reach spans generations and modes of creative expression. Collecting American Folk Art These various facets of American folk art showcase some of the impressive variety the field offers collectors and enthusiasts.

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Insights on Auction Sales: White Jade, Picasso

WorthPoint

I guess the collectibles industry thought it needed to counter March Madness. I didnt fully appreciate at the time just how remarkable his collection was, especially since the Barenholtz family were such incredible mentors when I was starting as a dealer. Its always exciting to see the modern art market thriving with such iconic works.

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In Memoriam: Carl Grimm

WCG

He interned at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, studying with lab Co-directors James Bernstein and Inge- Lise Eckmann. William Homer, consulting a collection of Ryder forgeries given to UD by Lloyd Goodrich and traveling to see fully documented Ryders.