Analysis Maker/Artist Provenance 
The Art Newspaper
JUNE 15, 2025
Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth The US photographer Cindy Sherman has launched a new initiative to preserve the physical and conceptual integrity of her work. It is the first initiative of its kind in photography and could set a new benchmark for legacy care among artists working in lens-based media.
The Art Newspaper
JUNE 23, 2025
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The Art Newspaper
JUNE 6, 2025
Only now, with the family having brought the work to the auction house in Munich, has it been possible to trace the entire provenance history of this work.” Tanz im Varieté (Dance at the Varieté, 1911) was restored at the museum over a number of months, and has now been added to the museum’s Paarlauf (Pairings) exhibition.
Art Appraisal Resources
AUGUST 3, 2023
The appraisal often serves as an important document which details important aspects of the items condition, medium and provenance, as well as exhibition history if known. The appraiser will study recent sales and / or retail asking prices of comparable contemporary artworks by the same artist or within the same genre.
Penrose Appraisals
MARCH 14, 2024
A generalist appraiser has to value everting from coffee makers to oriental rugs to Russian teacups to antique spinning wheels. It may require research, as when faced with unknown maker's marks on the bottom of a piece of pottery. Also, it can sometimes uncover particularly interesting details about the item's provenance.
Artifactual History Appraisal
DECEMBER 20, 2019
My hope is the structure of inquiry and analysis will help you move forward feeling confident about your decision, whether it is to go ahead with a purchase or hold off. Is it directly from the represented artist or the artist’s estate or is the sourcing not disclosed? -Is QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER: -Do I love this piece?
Artifactual History Appraisal
AUGUST 11, 2021
Barber writes: “Two years ago, Joanie Lemercier, a French artist known for his perception-bending light sculptures, took on a new role as a climate activist. His fellow artists were becoming millionaires overnight as the cryptoart world exploded. Since then, the art has been resold, requiring another year’s worth of energy.
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