What Is This Painting Worth

Hi Dylan. That is lovely - & the frame complements it wonderfully.

See if you can find a signature on it, and/or use that image ( in a cropped version preferably) to put into a Google image search.
Best wishes.

This is not a appraisal site and there is no way people here can tell you what a painting is worth. I am sorry. You need to take it to an appraiser or auction house

No one here can tell you.

You need someone to look at it in person, authenticate it (make sure its a painting, not a print and by the person its signed by), research the artist, then maybe figure out a value.
Try contacting art appraisers or local art museums - especially if done by a local artist.

Same rule always applies. its worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it. If it were mine, how much would you pay me for it?

even if were all appraisers - there is no way we can tell with that image, without seeing it up close, without seeing who made it.

you have to bring it to an appraiser, but i will guess, not much. is it even dated?

the frame looks old, but the image looks like what you'd get at a basic artshow on the street.


---Mike Savad
MikeSavad.com

Appraisers get paid for appraisals.

We need to know who the artist was? Why do you think it was from the 30s? Did someone in your family paint it?

We need real facts on this painting to begin to know anything at all.

If the artist is known it has value. How much value depends on how much other similar works have gone for.

If the artist is completely unknown far less value. It is only a still life, no new innovations as far as I can see.

It is a nice looking still life even though your photo of it is poorer quality.

We can not give a full appraisal at all. If you give us the artist's name we can have some ideas, but this is like
appraising real estate, we would have to have data on how much similar works go for, and we do not generally have
that info.

Dave

Use to work for an antique dealer and I must say the advice you are getting here is on target. We don't even know the size of the work. Image seems fairly typical so guessing the size is about 16'X20" from the 1930s I would say a couple of hundred at best. This could change a lot depending on other info.

Sorry, Dylan. This site is filled with mainly artists, not appraisers. Very different professions.

We get so many questions like that I have a form letter I send in response.

What’s It Worth?

We get a lot of request from many very nice people hoping we can shed some light on the value of a piece of artwork they already own. Unfortunately we are not able to respond individually to these request. One of the reasons is, there is just way to many of them.

Besides that, we are not art appraiser nor do we deal in the secondary art market. But even if we were, it would still be irresponsible of us to try to put a price on a piece of artwork that we have never seen.

For the most part you can probably find some guidance as to value by searching the Internet, including eBay, and see if you can find some one trying to sell an exact or similar piece (This applies to prints.)

Your own research is probably going to be very helpful going forward. Starting on how you obtained the piece and tracking the ownership backwards. Was the previous owners know for collecting investment quality art?

You may try taking your piece to a local gallery, picture framer or art historian. Try contacting the art department of a local university or even a junior college in your community.

Another source may be your local art association. They may be able to direct you to some one in your community that can help you.

You may also what to consider a professional art appraiser. However, I suggest you use that only after you have convinced yourself there is indeed real value here. Art appraiser fees can be substantial.

Check with local galleries for the name of an appraiser. If they cannot help you, try your own attorney, especially attorneys that deal in estate and or divorce law. They very often have appraisers they use and may share a source with you.


Good luck in you research and we hope we have been of some assistance.


Floyd Snyder
FASGallery.com