article thumbnail

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

Antique Appraisers Auctioneers

Educate yourself on the value of your painting In order to make it easy to sell your painting to American art buyers you should pay attention to the American art appraisers that examine it and learn from them and your own research. The value of your painting is the result of several factors. It must be authenticated. Know your painting.

article thumbnail

How To Sell Art At Auction

Art Appraisal Resources

Researching the market before you commit to working with an auction house and knowing the process and your rights is essential. Medium - Is your fine art an original painting, oil or acrylic on canvas or board, a watercolor, or a print? Research options: Identify reputable auction houses specializing in the type of art you have.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Building a Collection and Art as an Investment

Artifactual History Appraisal

With a little research, one can find contemporary artists making works in a variety of styles encompassing the entire span of art history, as well as older antique works. Don't despair, you don't need to be a billionaire to afford original art in the genres that most speak to you.

article thumbnail

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

Art Services 2000

He was a house guest at several East Florida plantations and he created a number of his original watercolors of the bird species that he found. Foshay was the former curator of the New York Historical Society that has all of the original watercolors for "The Birds of America" in its collection.

article thumbnail

The Enduring Allure of Small Artworks

Michael Rose Fine Art

For those looking to learn more about this tradition of these small ivory reliefs, the Courtauld Institute’s Gothic Ivories Project is a remarkable storehouse for research and photography. John Singleton Copley, Self-Portrait Miniature , watercolor on ivory, 1769, 1 3/8 x 1 1/8 in.

article thumbnail

"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. Take your time; work in and around a gallery; do your research. But most importantly, establish a set of values that are important to you and the way you want to run your business. That should go for almost any entrepreneur.

article thumbnail

Insights on Auction Sales: The Beatles, Civil War Soldier

WorthPoint

A Surprise Price A watercolor listed as “Framed Multicolored Watercolor Art with Signature” sold for $1,604.80 One item that left me scratching my head was a watercolor painting listed at MaxSold simply as “Framed Multicolored Watercolor Art with Signature.” at MaxSold.

Sale 52