IRL 500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Color Field, Barnett Newman, My Kid Could Paint That
27 Jun 2016
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Art goes up in value after death, so if you want to cash in, need to get it authenticated by people who do appraisals. If the artwork seems legit, second step is to call expert--someone who has intimate physical knowledge of the artist"s oeuvre. Also ask for documents of provenance--something that tells you where something came from, its history of ownership. Then produces certificate of authenticity, then auction (eg sotheby"s or christie"s) There are auction calendars--certain objects sold @ certain places @ certain times of year. Self portrait by aw: from a series--a film producer was given it by aw in exchange for helping him make films. **catalogue raisonn e: book showing everything an artist ever made. Aw so many, so big, made catalogue with that self portrait on the cover. Owner wanted to sell but needed extra step--special aw authentication board set up by. Aw foundation, had to sign contract saying he wouldn"t question their decision no matter what.
