Cause and Effect
Whether a major exhibition is staged or a truly comprehensive book is published about a single artist, the number of art observers desiring the work of that artist is likely […]
Swann’s African American 2009 Auction Results
Buy-in rates at larger auction houses pre-September 2008 were typically 10 – 20% by lot. They subsequently rose to 40 – 60%. Swann’s 2009 African American sale experienced 34% of […]
An Opportunity to Experience Oscar Howe
Simply type www.oscarhowe.org Click on Video button on the top tool bar Click on the image with the text “Oscar Howe the Sioux Painter” Devote 20 minutes to watch the video, […]
High Noon Highlights Phoenix 2009
Each dealer queried had sales, even though High Noon attendance was lighter than in previous years. The pace of sales was less robust. There were approximately 10 dealers offering paintings […]
High Noon Western & Indian Art February 6-8 Phoenix !!!
If you are charmed by vintage as well as new Cowboy and American Indian art, saddles, books and memorabilia–visit the Phoenix Convention Center for the High Noon Show. 200 dealers […]
Swann’s African American Fine Art Sale February 17, 2009
To gain perspective, I compared Swann’s Feb 2008 catalogue for their African-American sale to the upcoming sale. · Fewer lots in 2009 (169 versus 263) · Fewer examples by Bearden, Catlett, […]
Identify Your Art Expectations
As a college student I visited swap meets as a study breaks. Once I thought I saw a round metal medallion, bas relief sculpture by Charles Russell in an individual’s […]
The Other Side of “Famous Artist” is Illegible
Volunteering to help a charity price art locally, I worked shoulder to shoulder with Anita, a savvy woman who commented every art appraiser’s lament “If only artists would sign their […]
African American Art
If the 44th President of the United States had been a woman, we might witness an upsurge of focus on art by women artists. 2009 does not mark the first […]
The Pecking Order of Artist’s Medium
Looking back at the blog titled “Appraiser to the Rescue” where a small dark etching by Martin Lewis sold for approximately twice what this large and entirely delicious watercolor is priced […]