Dear ARLIS Members,
As a member of ARLIS, we recently we received the results from
Judy Donovan's (Hagerty Library) survey on typical art reference
questions. Many of you responded about the people coming out of the
woodwork with artwork found in grandma's attic (or at a local garage sale)
who wanted to know the value of these works.
In case you are not aware of it, there is a wonderful all-around
reference tool that can be used as a starting point for these
people. Since there are so many different types of artwork, it would be
impossible to have a book or database with comprehensive values on all
individual pieces of artwork. However, there is a book which gives
information about the artist and basic values for their works.
The first book on Judy's list was Davenport's Art Reference &
Price Guide. The newly-published edition (2001/2002) contains biographical
information on over 225,000 artists. It lists birth and death dates,
nationality, birthplace or domicile of the artist, type of work the artist
does(did) including major subjects upon which the artist concentrated in
his/her lifetime, and pricing information for the artist.
This book is intended to be a starting point for the
reader. There are then many reference books, CDs, and on-line databases
which are more specialized, e.g. one for prints, another for photography,
another for oils, and on and on.
While we are the publisher of Davenport's, this email is not
intended as an advertisement. Instead it is sent as a follow up to Judy's
research and to let you know that there are answers which can be easily
found for your readers.
For more information on this book, please feel free to visit our
website at http://www.gordonsart.com/home.asp or call our office. We look
forward to hearing your opinions.
Sincerely,
Jodie L. Benson
Gordon's Art Reference
306 W. Coronado Road
Phoenix, AZ 85003-1147 USA
1-800-892-4622 orders
001-602-253-6948 offices
001-602-253-2104 fax
http://www.gordonsart.com
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