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$30 Purchase Worth $10,000,000!

Art Appraisal Resources

This small drawing with a distinctive monogram was purchased in 2017 at a yard sale for $30 and valued at over $10,000,000. Ultimately, the journey to authenticate this piece involved the eye of a seasoned and experienced art collector to champion the process.

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With the help of conservators, one of Van Gogh’s finest Arles landscapes will be heading to Japan

The Art Newspaper

After his first work, Van Gogh went on to complete three more paintings of the bridge, alongside four drawings and a watercolour—evidence that it was an important motif for him. To contact Martin Bailey, please email vangogh@theartnewspaper.com Please note that he does not undertake authentications.

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Authenticating Artwork: Value in Validation

Drishti LLC Appraisers

Not only has the authenticity of the original been heavily scrutinized, there are 12 copies painted by Da Vinci’s students and variations created by other students and followers of Da Vinci. TRUSTED SOURCES Many art dealers and galleries will provide a Certificate of Authenticity (CoA).

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Selling American Paintings to Buyers Doesn’t Have to be Hard. Read These 5 Tips

Antique Appraisers Auctioneers

It has a wide array of influences and draws on traditions from Europe, Native Americans, Africa, and Asia. They can identify authentic paintings and point out fakes. It must be authenticated. Technology and the experience of being locked down during Covid have to led to an increasing numbers of sales of artwork online.

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Fine Art Prints vs. Reproductions

Art Peritus

The presence of the number is a unique identifier, but all prints in an edition have the same value at the time it is released for sale by the publisher. Other Original Artwork Valuing other types of original works of art like paintings and drawings is a discussion for another time.

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Fine Art Prints vs. Reproductions

Art Peritus

The presence of the number is a unique identifier, but all prints in an edition have the same value at the time it is released for sale by the publisher. Other Original Artwork Valuing other types of original works of art like paintings and drawings is a discussion for another time.

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Revealed: how Van Gogh's nephew exchanged two of the artist's drawings for butter and bacon

The Art Newspaper

© Martin Bailey In early 1945, just before the end of the Second World War, Vincent van Gogh’s nephew gave two of the artist’s drawings to the owner of a cheese business—in exchange for 35 packets of butter and a little meat. Van Gogh never found a buyer for the drawings and they later passed down to his nephew. By the 1930s V.W.

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