i need an art expert to help me
2006-07-24 22:15:26 · 4 answers · asked by denise l 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
Any reputable auction house, such as Christie's, Sotheby's, Bonham's and Butterfield's, or Phillips de Pury, for example, will put an auction estimate on your work of art free of charge. You can bring the work in, or send a good photo (no flash glare, well lit from natural light) to the appropriate department (Is it an American painting, a European painting?). With the photo, send a letter giving all relevant information - size, medium, how you acquired the work. However, there are a few caveats. The first is that the work may have little or no "sale value" - that is, on the secondary market of the auction world, it may fetch very little, in which case they may not give you a value for it. Second, the estimate they place on it is not for insurance purposes. An insurance appraisal tends to be a bit higher than an auction estimate, and it is not a range, but a specific number. (Auction house estimates are always given in ranges $3,000-$5,000, $25,000-30,000, etc.) If you need an official insurance appraisal, these places will charge for providing that information.
Your best bet is to send your inquiry to a few auction houses if you can't get to one physically. If you can, simply call them up, and they should accommodate you.
Good luck!
2006-07-25 02:53:10 · answer #1 · answered by pants 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Antique Road Show!
2006-07-26 08:15:33 · answer #2 · answered by magical_whimsie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a reputed auction house they will appraise your work, and obviously if you do not agree with the value they set on it, return with the painting or artwork...
2006-07-24 22:23:16 · answer #3 · answered by kirsun10 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Upload it onto the Saatchi gallery myspace bit.
2006-07-24 22:18:30 · answer #4 · answered by Scotty Wrotem 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋