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Anonymous image makers, New York nights and confronting the colonial: three photography shows to see at Les Rencontres d'Arles

The Art Newspaper

As his friend and subject, the actress and writer Cookie Mueller wrote shortly before her death from an Aids-related illness in 1989: “These were the kind of people who lifted the quality of all our lives, their war was against ignorance, the bankruptcy of beauty, and the truancy of culture.

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Understanding the Different Levels of Value: It’s Worth What Where and When?

Artifactual History Appraisal

Actual Cash Value is Retail Replacement Value minus depreciation, which can be a deduction made for age, damage, or another factor. Liquidation Value is often used in bankruptcy contexts. All of those costs are factored into retail prices and contribute to their position at the top of the levels of the market.

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What Kind of Appraisal?

Drishti LLC Appraisers

For one-of-a-kind artworks, the basis for comparables is usually other works by the same artist, or artwork of similar renown, age, materials and genre. It is not used for forced sale or bankruptcy situations. For insurance purposes, the appraisal report is written for replacement value.