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Great Discoveries: 17th-Century Painting Found in Barn, Sells for Over $7 Million

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17th-century painting by Dutch artist Frans Post. Image Source: Sotheby’s via Robb Report Last month, auction house Sotheby’s sold a painting from 17th-century Dutch painter Frans Post for $7.37 The sale comes after the painting, View of Olinda, Brazil, with Ruins of the Jesuit Church , was recovered from a barn attic.

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Collecting Antique Maps: Navigating the Cartographic Treasures of the Past

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But, the beguiling legacy of hand-drawn and engraved antique maps with their blend of art and science still hold a fascination for many looking to step back to a time when geographical narratives of power and influence were still being shaped. Ptolemaeus, Claudius. Cosmographia Ulm: Lienhart Holle, 16 July 1482.

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Blame it on Audubon. Or how I became a fine art appraiser, Part Two.

Art Services 2000

Audubon is shown here in an engraving by H.B. It was said that the 1833 Henry Inman oil painting was the portrait that Audubon personally liked the best. As a result of my search I found a number of the large engravings, but only a few that met the specific Florida trip criteria. " high by 29.5" " high by 29.5"

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Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902)

Antique Prints

In Germany, Bierstadt came to be deeply impressed by the tradition of heroic painting for which the Düsseldorf Academy was famous. These ephemeral images were followed by a much more polished and sumptuous print of a oil painting, “Sunlight and Shadow,” which Bierstadt painted in 1862 based on sketches he had made while in Germany.

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A Client's Guide For How to Take Photographs of Art and Antiques to Send to An Appraiser

Artifactual History Appraisal

Shoot also all undersides, and geometrical markings, numbers, (model, edition, series) and dates Shoot closeup of decoration: hand-painted or hand-decorated design will typically not be “deep under” the clear glaze Shoot whole set if there’s a set, or shoot a sample and tell the appraiser how many are included in the total set B.

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Blame it on Audubon. Or How I became a fine art appraiser. Part Five.

Art Services 2000

With the advent of The Audubon Society and the 20th Century's interest in the environment Audubon's name is known throughout the world and his images of birds can be found everywhere, the rarest being his one of a kind watercolors, paintings, and drawings.

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Thomas Doughty, Printmaker

Antique Prints

At that time, Thomas Doughty left the project to pursue a painting career, gaining immortality as a founder of the Hudson Valley School of painters. The first print is an engraving by John Sartain of the “Common Deer,” one of the works done in America by this noted engraver.

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