Artifactual History Appraisal

JANUARY 31, 2017

Not only does this help support artists, but it gives your purchase a solid provenance (make sure to always save your original receipt!) Prints have a separate, lower food chain, with one-off prints such as monotypes at the top, then etchings, lithographs, and silkscreens, then digital prints at the very bottom.

Collectibles 130

Collectibles Prints Maker/Artist Paintings 130

Art Peritus

MARCH 28, 2024

When the printing of an edition is complete, the artist reviews each print or “impression” for printing quality and similarity. In 2022, Sotheby’s sold an “Eric” lithograph numbered 35/38 from an early edition published in 1984 for over $56,000. If the print does not meet the artist’s criteria, it is destroyed.

Fine Art 52

Fine Art Prints Appraiser/appraisal Rarity 52

Art Peritus

MARCH 28, 2024

When the printing of an edition is complete, the artist reviews each print or “impression” for printing quality and similarity. In 2022, Sotheby’s sold an “Eric” lithograph numbered 35/38 from an early edition published in 1984 for over $56,000. If the print does not meet the artist’s criteria, it is destroyed.

Fine Art 52

Fine Art Prints Appraiser/appraisal Rarity 52

Fine Art Estates

JANUARY 7, 2022

Scenario 1 Ellsworth Kelly, “Red Curve”, 2013, lithograph, 30 x 22 inches Say you are appraising a large minimalist lithograph by Ellsworth Kelly of a red shape on an off-white paper sheet where a flat red ink was used to create the red shape. The quality of the repair absolutely needs to be taken into consideration.

Appraiser/appraisal 130

Appraiser/appraisal Insurance Antiques and Decorative Arts Market Value 130