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Selling American Paintings to Buyers Doesn’t Have to be Hard. Read These 5 Tips

Antique Appraisers Auctioneers

If you have inherited or previous purchased an American painting that you want to sell, you may be wondering where to start and how to get it noticed by American art collectors. As with any art, it takes a special knowledge base and skill set to accurately appraise and American painting and determine its value. Know your painting.

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Blame it on Audubon. Or how I became a fine art appraiser, Part Two.

Art Services 2000

One book, "Audubon in Florida" first published in 1974 from the University of Miami Press was especially helpful in identifying the birds that were the Florida species that he found and rendered life-sized in his original watercolors. The book's author Kathryn Hall Proby ( b.

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New Uses for Old Things: Thoughts in Support of Mixing Antiques in Modern Interiors

Artifactual History Appraisal

In one design project, we skillfully incorporated the antique curio cabinet, vintage zither, heirloom rocking chair, and watercolor painting collection with contemporary new furnishings and custom accessories to create a welcoming and cohesive living room."

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The Enduring Allure of Small Artworks

Michael Rose Fine Art

John Singleton Copley, Self-Portrait Miniature , watercolor on ivory, 1769, 1 3/8 x 1 1/8 in. New technologies allowed for the manufacture of novel artistic materials and artists broke out of their studios to paint en plein air. In the nineteenth century, forms of art-making shifted and became more democratized.

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“People Are Rewarded by Close Looking” – Kathan Brown of Crown Point Press on the Enduring Excitement of Printmaking

Art Dealers Association of America

She never stopped doing watercolors and drawings, even though it was not easy during the Depression when she was working full-time. I made drawings and paintings with my mother and helped my father develop photographs in our basement. It’s all hand done and the materials are so tactile and beautiful.

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"I Like to Put People and Art Together" – Wendi Norris on Connecting with a Wider Audience

Art Dealers Association of America

Ambreen Butt, Mohammad Yaas Khan (16) , 2019, text, watercolor with white gouache, and pen on tea-stained paper. I’ve been working with Carrington’s material for nearly 18 years. I may not have that first painting I bought permanently installed in my home, but I think of it with great fondness. That was a lot of effort.

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

Invaluable

Everyday Artistry American folk art is remarkably varied, an element that makes the field all the more captivating because these forms and techniques are often informed by regional traditions and materials. Natural Materials Many examples of American folk art also rely upon organic media. Sold for $431.25 USD via Jeffrey S.