>Inuit Art: Expressing Both Contemporary & Traditional Culture
>Research shows that Inuit art dates back to ca. 1700 B.C., the Early Paleo-Eskimo era, with the discovery of an ivory maskette found on Devon Island in the Inglulingmuit Inuit region northeast of the Northwest Territories. However, what can be considered contemporary Inuit art dates back to the late 1940s, and while much of comtemporaryRead the Rest…
>L. Bernelt’s “Arab Warrior”
>L. Bernelt’s painting depicting an Arab warrior on horseback is a prime example of why consulting a trained appraiser is so important in establishing the value of an art object. L. Bernelt is not a household name and you will learn very little about him by doing a standard internet search on his work. WhatRead the Rest…
>Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Glass
>In 1894, Paul Daum and a group of displaced industrialists opened the only glassworks in Nancy, France. Established during the French-Prussian War, the foundry’s original creations were necessities of the time, including medical and watch glass. Once Paul Daum’s artistic sons, Antonin and Auguste, took ownership of the glassworks during peacetime, the production of artRead the Rest…
>Gianni Cilfone- American Impressionist
> Gianni Cilfone (Italian/American, 1908-1990) Gianni Cilfone (1908-1990) was an Italian/American Post-War Impressionist. Like many of his contemporaries, he painted fast, capturing his impressions, using various colors and brushstrokes to create depth and lighting effects. Cilfone was schooled at the Art Institute of Chicago and painted expressive impressionistic landscape depictions in Brown County, Indiana (muchRead the Rest…
>IS THAT COPY WORTH ANYTHING?
>If you have a student copy of an original and you think it is not worth anything, then you might be surprised to find yourself mistaken. In some instances appraisers have valued the copy over the original work it was based on due to the importance of the student who made it. Furthermore, even ifRead the Rest…
>Black Lights: Fine Art, Antiques & Collectibles
>As a collector, it is important to fully understand the quality and condition of your objet d’art prior to making a purchase. Both quality and condition directly contribute to value, and a black light is a great tool to use on fine art, antiques, collectibles and other objects of curiosity. Overall, contemporary paints and repairsRead the Rest…
>Contemporary Art Tycoons: Hirst, Freud & Koons
>In the midst of a recession, there is no shortage of cash flow in the contemporary art world. With Damien Hirst’s major group of works entitled, Beautiful Inside My Head Forever coming up at auction, September 15 -16 at Sotheby’s London, auction estimates, including 223 lots are anticipated to exceed $121 million. His previous PharmacyRead the Rest…
>Lollapalooza 2008: Art Behind the Music
>Lollapalooza may be long over, but the music still lives on and so does the art. After all, music and art make a perfect couple. Just looking around our office at artwork left for research, I can see pieces by artists that have at some point created album covers for popular bands throughout the 20thRead the Rest…
>The “Do’s” and “Don’ts” When Choosing a Fine Art & Personal Property Appraiser
> Would you take a medication or vitamin that wasn’t FDA approved? Would you hire a lawyer that didn’t pass the Bar Exam? If you needed surgery, would you Google surgery methods or watch a tutorial on YouTube and do it yourself? Most likely (hopefully) your answers are no, so why would you choose anRead the Rest…
>MIR Appraisal Services, Inc. Evaluates the Picasso Statue in Daley Plaza
>One might ask, how do you evaluate a monumental piece of public art? Christina Couch from Time Out Chicago addresses the topic by interviewing head appraiser and owner of MIR Appraisal Services, Inc., Farhad Radfar, in her article, Peddling Picasso in Issue 178 : Jul 24–30, 2008.
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