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Where Value Comes From
You may own a very valuable painting and
not know it.
Important paintings are rediscovered every week.
Masterpieces are found every year.
The value of any artwork comes directly from the
information we have about it.
You could say that it is what we know about a work of
art, which has value, rather than the art itself.
A tiny little "nothing" antique sketch is worth $200. Add
the piece of information that it was drawn by
Michelangelo, and now it is worth 10 million dollars.
This is how much difference an authentication makes.
"Cat" by Tsuguhara Foujita
You may own a valuable painting and be unable to prove
it. Absence of documented provenance, or history of
ownership, is the cause of most rejections, even when
the work is perfectly legitimate from every other
standpoint.
Any painting that has been authenticated is of
considerably greater value and easier to sell.
Authentications and solid attributions unlock the value
of art.
Even if you already know who the artist is, you can
increase its value considerably with information such as
if it has ever been published, if it has been exhibited,
if it ever was in a prestigious collection, if it has
some historic relevance, etc.
Quite simply, the more you know about a painting, the
more valuable it is.
The research and information we provide increases the
value of paintings.
If you deal with art professionally, our research
increases your profits, helps you sell and makes you
look good with your customers. You can integrate our
research in your sales presentation and catalogues as if
it would be your own.
We provide free evaluations. All you need to do is send
us good quality and large size digital pictures of the
front and back, the dimensions, and the information you
already have. We will let you know what we think of your
painting.
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