Tag Archives: appraisal

Art at Auction: Bargain Hunters Take Note

Posted on March 12, 2010 by admin

Last week, I recommended the troubled but darling Gertrude Abercrombie painting “The Visit” at Treadway Gallery’s March 7 auction.  It did not sell; which means that it did not garner a bid high enough to reach its reserve price.  But … Continue reading →

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Got Abercrombie?

Posted on March 1, 2010 by admin

No, not that annoying place at the mall. Chicago artist  Gertrude Abercrombie (1909-1977), to be far more specific. Abercrombie was a major proponent of the Magical Realism school that incorporated the use of surrealism in the 1940s and 1950s among … Continue reading →

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A Tool to Deceive and Slaughter

Posted on January 25, 2010 by admin

In preparing to write a short bit about the devastating effect of overexposure on a work of art – that is, how value tends to drop dramatically when a single work of art has been offered for sale multiple times … Continue reading →

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Picks from my Ebay Watchlist

Posted on November 17, 2009 by admin

Is it just me, or does the quality of art offerings on Ebay seem to be ramping down lately?  I usually associate November with a month of better-than-average offerings in the art categories.  Still, as almost always, there are some … Continue reading →

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Art at Auction: Shannon’s Results In, 10k buyer alive?

Posted on November 5, 2009 by admin

Sales results are in for Shannon’s Oct 29 Art Auction, and I have been puzzling over them for a few days.  With just over 75% of lots sold (as compares to just under 70% for the previous sale), it bodes … Continue reading →

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Art at Auction: Eyes on Shannon’s Oct. 29 sale

Posted on October 15, 2009 by admin

Be still my heart: Shannon’s twice annual sale of American Art is coming up on October 29th, and, judging from the newly posted online catalog, there are some wonderful gems coming up for auction. Shannon’s, to me, also represents a kind of bellweather for the American Art market, and so I will be watching it closely. Continue reading →

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Picks from my Ebay Watchlist

Posted on October 7, 2009 by admin

Another small round of what’s caught my eye amongst the offerings in Art on Ebay lately: AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST LANDSCAPE SIGNED ROBERT HAMILTON Maybe I’m just a sucker for paintings of birch trees, but that issue aside, this is a fantastic … Continue reading →

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Garage Sale Friday

Posted on September 25, 2009 by admin

It’s not that I’ve been finding great stuff at garage sales these last weeks and then not posting about it; it’s not even that I haven’t been going to garage sales.  I have.  Every week, without fail.  I just haven’t … Continue reading →

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Art at Auction: Why the heck didn’t this sell?!

Posted on September 22, 2009 by admin

Among the unsold lots from Treadway Gallery‘s Sept. 13 sale are some fantastic pieces that are worth sharing.  The auction overall had a very nice selection; although I haven’t been following their auctions closely for the last couple of years … Continue reading →

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Art at Auction: James D. Julia, the Brave

Posted on September 11, 2009 by admin

It was without a doubt an exceptionally bold move:  in the midst of this economic slump, at the end of the summer, when many art buyers are typically doing other things anyway, James D. Julia, a Maine auction house, holds … Continue reading →

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