....a sales invoice for this exact piece from 1983. It was sold for $3,000. This, of course, sparked my interest. I called up the galleries that represented him, and found out that his pieces go for $5,000 to $20,000. They recently sold a 5 x 7 inch piece for $8,000. My piece is two feet by three feet. I need money (starting career & growing family) and I want to unload the piece. FYI, the artist works/lives in my city & teaches at an ivy league. My question is, how do I go about seliing this piece - knowing nothing about art sales - without getting ripped off by a more knowlegeable broker? Are there steps/caveats that I should be aware of in doing this process? Should I contact the artist? Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
2007-04-12 08:26:10 · 3 answers · asked by Mindblast 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Other - Visual Arts
take your art and get a written appraisal. This will cost a few hundred. Then you can post it on eBay, yes I know it sounds nuts but if u can prove its real u can set a reserve and more than likely make a nice amount. You can also research the net for collectors. Call the Chamber of Commerce where the painter is from. Locals usually collect. Best of luck
2007-04-12 08:36:36 · answer #1 · answered by red 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While I am not really into art, to me it would seem like a better deal to hold on to the piece of art work and let it appreciate ( go up) in value. While I know that it is VERY HARD starting out, there are decisions that I have made in the past that I come back to (now that I am older) and beat my self up mentally over.
Perhaps you can talk to a parent about loaning you money or just suck it up and get through the hard stuff now. I don't mean to sound mean, but this will make you stronger (sucking it up) than taking the easy way out and selling the piece of art. Think about the value of the art in years to come. For now simply enjoy your "find" .
Hope this helps you with this difficult decision.
2007-04-12 08:43:16 · answer #2 · answered by Su-Nami 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.christies.com/home_page/home_page.asp
or
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/roadshow/
can't go wrong w/either of these two.
2007-04-12 08:36:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋