Get a Bannister Certificate of Authenticity for your painting (COA) for your Bannister drawing.

For all your Bannister artworks you need a Certificate of Authenticity (COA) in order to sell, to insure or to donate for a tax deduction.

Getting a Bannister Certificate of Authenticity (COA) is easy. Just send us photos and dimensions and tell us what you know about the origin or history of your Bannister painting or drawing.

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We have been authenticating Bannister and issuing certificates of authenticity since 2002. We are recognized Bannister experts and Bannister certified appraisers. We issue COAs and appraisals for all Bannister artworks.

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The Bannister certificates of authenticity we issue are based on solid, reliable and fully referenced art investigations, authentication research, analytical work and forensic studies.

We are available to examine your Bannister painting or drawing anywhere in the world.

You will generally receive your certificates of authenticity and authentication report within two weeks. Some complicated cases with difficult to research Bannister paintings or drawings take longer.

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We perform Edward Mitchell Bannister art authentication, appraisal, certificates of authenticity (COA), analysis, research, scientific tests, full art authentications. We will help you sell your Edward Mitchell Bannister or we will sell it for you.

Edward Mitchell Bannister was an African American painter of landscapes and pastoral subjects. Bannister was greatly influenced by the Barbizon School of painting in France. Bannister was born in New Brunswick, Canada but spent much of his life in New England.

In 1848 Bannister moved to Boston where he made a living as a barber. Bannister also sang as a member of the Crispus Attucks Choir and the Histrionics Club. Bannister’s social involvement earned him a relatively high position New England Society. Bannister’s wife Christiana Carteaux, owned and managed the most elite beauty parlors in Boston. Bannister’s wife helped support his art career and he became one of the few African Americans to attend Lowell Institute.

Bannister eventually moved to Providence, Rhode Island where he spent the majority of his life, exhibiting throughout the coastal region. Bannister was rewarded for his painting “Under the Oaks” at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial with a bronze medal. Bannister had a difficult career, as racial discrimination made it hard to gain public exposure. Since Bannister’s death, Rhode Island has come to recognize him as an important historical figure.

Bannister is known for his idealistic landscapes as well as a strong body of portraits, biblical and mythological paintings. Bannister was well versed in literature and art history, which enabled him to weave iconic imagery into his paintings.

Though many of Bannister’s paintings have been lost, his work is highly valued by prestigious collections and museums. Bannister is an important African American artist and a historical figure in New England. Do you think you own a painting by Edward Mitchell Bannister? Contact us. We are the Edward Mitchell Bannister experts.