How to Appreciate and Appraise an Artwork

By Peter Hastings Falk, Editor & Curator, Discoveries in American Art When I begin examining an artwork, I am not thinking about price.It’s easy to become misguided by one work and lose perspective on the promise or the problems with the entire collection. Full appreciation starts with closely looking at each work.That is where an artist estate collection specialist with educated eye I also an art historian who can give insights far beyond the valuations of even a respected appraiser.So, when heirs as me to examine an artist estate collection, they often want to understand the artist they never fully knew. They want to understand the scope of the artist’s vision. Read more: https://discoveriesinamericana....rt.com/news/how-to-a