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Building a Collection and Art as an Investment

Artifactual History Appraisal

Another issue to keep in mind is what medium you'd like to purchase: a wide range is available including original works in oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastels, graphite as well as printed works including etchings, lithographs, silkscreens, and digital prints.

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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. at Christie's New York on June 14, 2018.

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Blame it on Audubon: Or how I became a fine art appraiser. Part Three

Art Services 2000

In order to understand the work of Audubon it is essential to know that the engravings and lithographs that have been made from his original watercolors have been issued in may forms and a number of editions. Audubon had hired Kidd to make a number of oil paintings of his Birds of America. but that is another story, entirely.)

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Trusted Local Antiques Buyers and Their Services in Bradenton

Sarasota Antique Buyers

Items frequently purchased: Paintings: Ranging from 18th to 19th-century art, encompassing oils, watercolors, drawings, lithographs, etchings, and prints. During our visits to Bradenton, we thoroughly enjoy discovering new antiques and relish learning about their unique histories.

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So You Found A John George Brown Painting?

Harrison Appraisals

While many of these works are oils on canvas, Brown also returned to watercolor, a medium he used in the mid-19 th century. His penchant for copyrighting his most popular works, which were eventually reproduced as inexpensive lithographs, earned him royalties well into his later years.

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Collecting the Illustrious Works of Artist Bob Peak

WorthPoint

He worked with watercolors, and the images for each stamp are part of a book, Golden Moments , published by the USPS. Magazines that feature his work often show up at garage sales, antique malls, and thrift stores, but lithographs, prints, and originals are rarer. Peak’s work also appeared on several covers of Time magazine.

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From Stage to Canvas (and vice versa): Theatre and Opera in Fine Art

Invaluable

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec – Jane Avril, lithograph. Lon Bakst – Watercolor Stage Design. Sold for$60,000 via Grogan & Company (November 2018). Sold for$500 via Helios Auctions (October 2024).