corrine

Art appraiser turned art broker, living and functioning in Phoenix, Arizona. I love art and animals and the earth and truth. Yes, I have Asperger’s Syndrome, which is a good thing.

Local Arizona Art Auctions Score !

Larsen Art Auctions & Bradford’s Auctions Saturday Oct 18 Larsen Art Auction will offer and likely sell all 434 lots consisting of: Paintings (103), Prints (87), Sculpture (67), Mixed Media […]

What is an authorized replica ?

In 1970 Picasso was shown reproductions printed using a new technique akin to screenprinting in three dimensions, a process developed by Gunter Dietz. Picasso was impressed enough to agree to […]

Another Fake Encountered

Had this painting been correct, its replacement value would have approximated $500,000.00 in December 1992. Fortunately a gallery in the process of compiling the catalogue raisonne of Frank W. Benson’s […]

Another Fake I Have Known

Collection of approximately 50 paintings, drawings, original prints and sculptures by Victor Vasarely (1908-1997) hosted just one fake, a screenprint printed on the wrong paper. It was the wrong size […]

Judging Native Art Roundtable

IF you are in Santa Fe, Aug 14, Thursday 10-11 am1590 B Pacheco Street Fit the Ralph T. Coe Art Center into your schedule Speakers: America Meredith (artist, magazine publisher […]

War Dancer by Oscar Howe

Another potent image by an artist who helped reshape American Indian art. Signed and dated 1969, Oscar Howe likely portrayed a celebratory dance ahead of battle. Fractured planes of color […]

Fakes, more Faux early Pottery

2012 Divorce appraisal brought this pseudo Zuni terraced bowl to light. 5 3/4″ maximum height X 12 1/2″ maximum diameter, hand-formed polychrome pottery Initially the bowl’s shiny finish was out […]

Fakes I Have Known

5 1/2″ height X 10 7/8″ diameter Some abrasions in the area of the bottom dark fire cloud. Rim damage in multiple places 1/2″ – 5/8″ in length. Abrasions to […]