I have a painting by Beatrice Meyer dated 1895.titled when George 111 was king.any info would be appreciated?

Question

this watercolour is so good it could easily be mistaken for a print.it has original label on rear ,but has been reframed.it was sold by a cotswold gallery in the mid eighties.they want to buy it back,but i need to find out what its worth.any help would be greatfully received.thanks Ray

Answer 1

we have recently sold a painting by beatrice meyer through the auction rooms and it made £1800 it was quite a small one but was well painted and got lots of interest

Answer 2

First, try entering a name into a meta search engine like www.dogpile.com. Enter it in quotes "John Smith" to narrow down your search, Or "John Smith California" to narrow it down even more.

For information on artists living or dead, try sites like: "absolutearts.com" or "worldwidearts.com" and type in whatever you have--artist name, type of work, style of work, medium used, size, etc. Is it a print, a painting, a photograph, an original, a copy? a numbered lithograph print is a lot different than a giclee print. These things all effect the value, as does the condition.

If the artist is dead, a gallery link might pop up. A gallery dealing with the works or the estate of an artist can give you a lot of useful information, might be able to tell you the value and if there is a market for the work. If you are looking to get a piece appraised, do as much research as you can on it first. If it's a print, that is a different kind of dealer than if you have an original oil painting. A print might be more appropriate for an antiques dealer while a painting might be more appropriate for a gallery to appraise. Museums do very little if any outside appraisal. They do not have the time or the staff to offer that service.

Answer 3

You need to take it to an appraiser -- shouldn't be too hard to find one. You might find some info about Meyer related to worth, but no one could come close to telling you want it is worth without seeing the painting and knowing what you know about the provinence. (The fact that the gallery now wants to be it back certainly raises ones eyebrows. Either they learned something about the painting or, more likely, have a specific buyer who wants it or something like it.)

Answer 4

I think you will find that by 1895 Geqrge 111 had been dead for about 100 years.

Answer 5

Looks like you will have to pay for info on this artist...

http://web.artprice.com/ps/artitems.aspx?refGenre=E