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How To Determine If You Need An Art Appraisal

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Value matters and an art appraisal completed by a qualified art appraiser can save you substantial money by not selling too low, insuring too low, or paying too much in estate tax or equitable distribution. Insurance Purposes: Artwork can be a valuable asset, and it is essential to ensure that it is adequately insured.

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Understanding the Different Levels of Value: It’s Worth What Where and When?

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An appraised value for insurance may be significantly higher than an appraised value for planned future sale, which can be baffling and difficult to comprehend without a familiarity with the different levels of the market. It can sometimes be present in insurance policies, although in my experience it is much less frequently encountered.

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Lost Fine Art: ‘Medicine’ by Gustav Klimt

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Upon presenting his paintings, ‘Philosophy’, ‘Medicine’ and ‘Jurisprudence’, Klimt came under attack for ‘pornography’ and ‘perverted excess’ in the paintings. None of the paintings would go on display in the university.

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Missing Fine Art: Portrait of Dr. Gachet by Vincent Van Gogh

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First sold in 1897 by Van Gogh’s sister-in-law for 300 francs, the painting was subsequently bought and sold until being acquired by Siegfried Kramarsky, who fled to Lisbon in November 1939 and arrived January 1940 in New York. Paul Gachet who took care of Van Gogh during the final months of his life. paid US$82.5 paid US$82.5

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How Do I Get My Art Appraised?

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If your insurance provider has asked you to get your artwork professionally appraised, or you need it evaluated for some other reason, How Do I Get My Art Appraised will help you find a qualified appraiser, fully understand all aspects of the appraisal process, and prepare you for what a professional fine art appraisal is likely to cost.

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Lost Fine Art: The White Duck by Jean-Baptiste Oudry

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The painting is 95.3 Oudry produced mainly portraits, but devoted his creative life and the still life with fruit and animal painting. His painting “The White Duck” was part of the Walpole collection, which was exhibited at the country house Houghton Hall. Its value is estimated at around eight million dollars.

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So You Found A John George Brown Painting?

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In fact, his true calling was painting. Genre Painter Brown painted both landscapes and portraits. However, by the mid-1870s, he began focusing almost exclusively on painting the working children of late 19 th century America. Brown’s street urchin paintings include specific themes that contributed to their popularity.