Marcel Pinas: Suriname Artist Signs with a Pictograph
EE sent me this colorful stylized abstract portrait, 14” x 10,” a mixed media piece, acrylic with wax and pen and ink. It’s signed in the lower left with a …
Inspection Guide for Remote Appraising
1. FINE ART: A. How to photograph so an expert can see: Photograph the entire piece with frame Close up of “site” (just the image) Close up of signature and …
Bronze Drinking Vessel with a Nice Figure
LY sent me a simple bronze drinking vessel, a tulip shaped beaker with a rat tail handle, attached at the most bulbous area with a curl flourish. Because LY’s tabby …
Delicious Cruise Ship Menu Covers
D.A. sent me a watercolor of idyllic seaside Hawaiian villagers hard at work pulling in fishing nets. D.A. bought this image 30 years ago in a now defunct thrift store. …
Anyone buying art during the pandemic?
JM asked if anyone is buying art during the pandemic? I can’t tell you how many inquiries I’ve received during ‘CoVid Time:’ “Is NOW a good time to sell my …
A Buddhist Deity Painting: Thangka
K and A sent me this Tibetan Thangka, at 2 x 3 feet, a gouache on fabric. Gouache is a medium more opaque than watercolor, with the addition of a …
Determine the Value of Your Art
JR sent me a photo of a cabinet filled with objects. How does she determine the value of that art? She asked, “since I have time at home, how do …
American Revolutionary Provenance: A Medical Kit
RMC asked a great question. How does someone establish provenance? It seems RMC owns a valuable mahogany Revolutionary Medical Kit containing forceps, probes, a hooked metal key, a group of …
Simplex Time Clock Tells Story of Its Time
Nothing feels quite as weighty as time these days. I purloined my kitchen clock from a garage going out of business. It bears that 1970’s Bendix logo with the Bendix …
Thirteen Poems for Luck
I reflect on the acronym CoVid: “co” in Latin means “partnership” (as in co-habitate, or co-invent)…. “vid” in Latin (derived from videre) means “to see.” Words are powerful! We now …