Read: Watch this TV show if you’re thinking of downsizing or decluttering Weird clown paintings But it doesn’t mean don’t have some financial value.”Īlthough auction houses might not be interested in your art, somebody somewhere might.
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Matt Paxton, host of public television’s “ Legacy List with Matt Paxton” downsizing series and author of “ Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff,” says: “Auction houses need big names and the reality is you probably don’t have them. “They don’t have time to deal with some unknown person.” She recalls that when she worked at the Sotheby’s auction house “we wouldn’t even respond to people it was just rude.” “It’s pretty common,” says Deba Gray, co-founder of Gray’s Auctioneers, a boutique auction house in Cleveland. I contacted several auction houses in New Jersey, where I live, and sent them photos I’d taken of the paintings with the obscure artists’ names.
It’s also quite possible that auction houses won’t be interested in your parents’ art if the artist is unknown to them, which was my case. ““I saw the artist and I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh! You know, that’s a $20,000 to $40,000 painting.'” ” - Deba Gray, co-founder of Gray’s Auctioneers Why auction houses may snub you Have made it easier than in the past to snag a buyer or donate inherited art. Linda Frankel, owner of the Artful Transitions NYC relocation firm in New York City, says you can verify an artwork’s provenance by having something - a gallery brochure, museum catalog, bill of sale or letter from the artist - that can establish where it came from, who owned it and why it might have special value.įortunately, the internet, a few apps and Facebook What decides the value of your art?Įxactly how much money you’ll receive - if any - will depend on where you look for a buyer and the size, type and condition of the art as well as the reputation of the artist.Īlso important: what art people call the work’s “provenance,” or ownership history. Otherwise, you’ll likely wind up junking the art, and that would be a shame. But to find that person or charity, you’ll need to commit time and effort - especially if you don’t know anything about the painting or sculpture. And when we do (realize this) our lives become authentic works of art.Recently, when my wife Liz and I needed to unload art in her mother’s beach condo, I wondered: Does anyone want your parents’ art?Īfter talking with experts, I learned it’s quite possible that someone does. It is when we realize this, when we let it sink in, that we truly become a contribution to our communities, our friends, family and closest relationships.
We are made of something lasting and immortal that is continuously and forever changing form. We are more than our religion, our level of education and status, more than our successes and failures. We are more than a name, more than our beliefs, more than what others think about us. It is only at this point that we are capable of the only certainty: They shake up mental structures and if we are lucky, tumble them to the ground. This is where struggle and suffering are gifts. If you require any of these to be happy, content or to feel safe, you are operating (or living) from ego. The more you fortify the ego with naming, definitions and absolutes, the greater the pull (or effect) it has on your reality.Įgo relies on definitions and naming, absolutes and certainty. Ego is like gravity on the soul: limiting, restricting possibilities.
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