A complete overview on how to file your art research

• ART APPRAISAL.
  - general information...read
  - an artwork appraisal is not an art authentication...read
  - rates for an appraisal...read
  - sample...read
  
• ART AUTHENTICATION.
  - general information...read
  - who are the art authenticators...read
  - what has to be done to obtain an art authentication...read
  - rates for an artwork authentication...read
  - sample of an authentication certificate...read
  
• ART EXPERT CONSULTANT CREDENTIALS.
  - our background...read
  - artworks we appraised or authenticated...read
  - our expertise...read
  
• HELP PAGES. Answers to your questions:
  - how to recognize a print from an original...read
  - information we expect to receive from you...read
  - what type of photo we expect to receive...read
  - fair market and replacement value :the difference...read
  - what is the provenance...read
  - what is a watermark...read
  - previous denied authentications...read
  - who are the real authenticators...read
  - E bay, Costco and the art world : compatible?...read
  - art appraiser credibility...read
  - buying artists on the web?...read
  - buying artwork in galleries?...read
  - buying lithographs?...read
  - restore your painting?...read
  - honest business in auction houses?...read
  - antique dealers ignore what they sell?...read
  - Peter Max, etc artist to buy?...read
  - fake Erte litho-sculpture, fakes, auctions, etc...read
  - fake Dali - Chagall - Picasso all over the net...read
  - Dali the auction prices so different from the shops!...read
  - art dictionary online, helpful for the used words...read
  
  
• FINE ART RESOURCES: Auction Houses, artists ressources:
  - news papers about art...read
  - important art web site to find information...read
  - resources for artists...read
  - webpage for artists...read
  - artist register...read
  - auction houses, website, address, email, alphabetical list:
    A-E...read    F-Q...read    R-W...read
  
• LINKS
  - museum...read
  - websites of interest...read
  
• ARTWORK FOR SALE BY PRIVATE OWNERS
  - display page...read
  - display conditions and terms...read
  - complete documentation and with our guaranty...
  - direct contact between buyer and seller...

  SILENT FINE ART AUCTION: JULY 1 2006...read

  AVERAGE QUOTES PER ARTISTS (30.000)...read
  
  

  We only charge a fee for art authentication, an opinion by email is free of charge