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The Importance of Contemporary Art Appraisals

Art Appraisal Resources

Art Acquisitions Art collectors, museums, galleries, and private individuals interested in purchasing contemporary Paintings, Sculpture, Photography, or Fine Art Prints might seek an appraisal to ensure they make an informed investment. When Might You Need a Contemporary Art Appraisal?

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Sculpting the Divine: Exploring Religious Statues and Sculptures 

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Throughout history humanity has been fascinated with manifesting the divine in sculptural form to both pay homage to godly figures and to pass down the traditions, rituals, and narratives across different religious faiths. If this interpretation is correct, humans have been venerating religious sculpture for more than 20,000 years.

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Types of Chinese Art: A Guide to Valuing & Collecting Chinese Art

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In our experience, items with the most provenance are most sought after.” Much like the majority of artwork, a Chinese painting’s monetary value will align with its time period, rarity and condition – and of course, the artist. Collectors all over the world are particularly interested in the use of jade in sculpture.

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The Case Against the Current Energy Usage of NFTs: An Art World Environmentalist’s Opinion

Artifactual History Appraisal

As Claudia pointed out in her interview on Larissa Wild’s The Art Elevator Podcast , NFTs have a very high carbon footprint, exponentially higher than most artworks made in traditional mediums like paintings and sculpture. His fellow artists were becoming millionaires overnight as the cryptoart world exploded.

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Building a Collection and Art as an Investment

Artifactual History Appraisal

This will help you better target the sorts of artists and works that will suit your collection's vision. Maybe sculptures make your hands itch to throw clay on a potter's wheel, or portraits help you feel a connection to the past. A great way to bypass this altogether is to purchase works directly from the artist who made them.

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Documenting Your Art Collection

Fine Art Estates

Being able to easily provide your insurance carrier with images, acquisition paperwork, and provenance information is only one of many reasons to keep detailed collection records. Each folder contains an image, related bill of sale, articles on the artist or the work itself, conservation reports, appraisals, museum loan forms, etc.

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How Do I Get My Art Appraised?

Fine Art Estates

That is, unless you happen to know that a similar work by that artist has just sold for $25,000 at auction. If you know the artist’s name, you can use one of the auction databases (listed below) that appraisers and dealers subscribe to. The problem is, of course, how will you know that happened unless you have it appraised?