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Experienced in selling, appraising and judging authenticity of signed original prints and unique works of fine art. Concentration on Rembrandt etchings; Edgar Degas drawings; Calder lithographs; Picasso; Miro; Durer woodcuts; Marc Chagall lithographs; Bruegel; Renoir etchings; Toulouse Lautrec lithographs; Vasarely; Warhol silk screens; Henry Moore sculptures. I use resources from Alex Adelman to MOMA to historical catalogs.

Experience in the area

Judging authenticity and avoiding fraud, appraisal, gallery, dealer, fine art investments

Education/Credentials

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Sonoma State University

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

There is always so much more to learn about fine art.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

There are Picasso prints that are worth more than unique original Picasso works.

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David01/06/12101010Thanks Andrew. That's great. Very helpful!

Recent Answers from Andrew Evans

2012-02-09 Value or worth of painting, history:

Hello Ron,    I have browsed through a few art databases to look up auction records for this artist.  Assuming that you have a unique painting by F. Arnold, his paintings look to sell for around $500.

2012-02-01 van gough:

Hello Patricia,    Unfortunately, it is unlikely that this work is a unique original painting by Van Gogh.  Catalda Fine Arts was a gallery in NYC that dealt mostly in reproductive artwork with no real

2012-01-27 Art Education:

Hello Shambhavi,    I can perhaps recommend the following books:    1.  The Story of Art by E.H. Gombrich  2.  Teh Art Book by Editors of Phaidon Press  3.  Art: Over 2,500 Works from Cave to Contemporary

2012-01-17 Rembrandt Portrait:

Hi Kandie,    As far as I know, Catalda Fine Arts was a gallery that dealt mostly in reproductions with no real collectable value, but it is difficult to say more without seeing an image of the piece.

2012-01-10 Toulouse Latrec Lithographs:

Hi Ginny,    Is the attached image the work that you are referencing? If so, I did find a record of this piece in the Toulouse Lautrec catalogue raisonne of his graphic work entitled Pour Toi!..  However

 

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