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Vinca

(51,233 posts)
Sun Feb 18, 2024, 10:31 AM Feb 2024

Does anyone belong to one of the art sites that give you auction values?

Since I'm only trying to find out the value of 1 painting, it's not worth it for me to sign up and you can't seem to find anything for free on the Internet anymore. In any case, it's a large oil painting by a now deceased artist known as Louis Quilici. There's a sticker on the back from what appears to be a defunct Paris gallery, Galerie Claude Levin. I would guess it's late 1950's or early 1960's. It's one of my $5 yard sale finds. It's been hanging on my wall forever and I just took it down to paint and my antique picker self reawakened.

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cachukis

(2,745 posts)
1. Went looking and found locked all sites on sales price.
Sun Feb 18, 2024, 11:12 AM
Feb 2024

Noticed several sold above estimate.
Might be worth doing a limited free join.
Used to buy and sell art. My books are way out of date.
You might have something. I would consult with an auction house and see if you could start an estimate chat.

Vinca

(51,233 posts)
3. Thanks, that's very helpful. I think mine is about the same size and, IMO, mine's a bit
Sun Feb 18, 2024, 12:40 PM
Feb 2024

more appealing subject wise and color wise. I ought to take a picture and post it for you. It will be going back on the wall after I paint because it's one of the things I've collected over the years that I just like.

Marthe48

(19,321 posts)
4. If you are Facebook
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 05:44 PM
Mar 2024

there is a group called Identify and Value My Paintings. You can find it and ask to join. If you use it, please read the posting rules, and do the best you can to follow them. They have been very helpful to me over the years, whether offering a value, identifying a signature, or what method the artist used.

Good luck!

Vinca

(51,233 posts)
5. Thanks for the suggestion. I'm not on Facebook, though. I can usually get a value on my own online.
Mon Mar 11, 2024, 07:09 AM
Mar 2024

Just yesterday I dug out another painting in the stash because I wanted to get it reframed and discovered it was by a listed artist. It doesn't appear to be worth more than a few hundred dollars, but maybe if I keep digging I'll find a Picasso in the horde. LOL. I do have one really weird little thing I picked up once. It's a framed paper napkin that has a very faint drawing on it. It looks like that old, brown colored ink you see sometimes, but it's so faded it's hard to make anything out other than it looks like it might be a teacup. I picture someone in a coffee shop or cafe noticing an artist and asking for an autograph. I keep thinking Andy Warhol because he often drew common, everyday items, but I've never been able to confirm or deny. In any case, I love mysteries. Maybe someday I'll solve it.

Marthe48

(19,321 posts)
6. We picked up a Picasso at a yard sale
Mon Mar 11, 2024, 07:19 AM
Mar 2024

It is a print of dancers. I think we paid a dollar for it, and as I handed it to my husband, I said, "Here's that Picasso you always hoped you'd find!" It is worth about $20, so not a bad buy It is put away. I have art hanging all through the house, most original.

Hope you find what you're looking for. I am in a lot of groups on Facebook for antiques, vintage, some special areas like whistles, paperweights, Native American baskets, Mexican jewelry, marbles, sewer tile art, others. It is handy for information on a piece or two, and I like the common interests

Vinca

(51,233 posts)
7. I found a pitcher once that was obviously Picasso inspired. When I put it up for sale in my booth I clearly
Mon Mar 11, 2024, 07:39 AM
Mar 2024

marked on the tag "Picasso-inspired," but it flew out of there, so I guess I'm not the only one hoping to find a Picasso. I'm currently not collecting anything new (at least that's what I tell myself). I do have nice collections of art, duck decoys, paperweights and art glass. I love pottery and have recently regretted selling some of my better finds. Oh, well. There's always another yard sale.

Marthe48

(19,321 posts)
8. Stopped buying in 2016
Mon Mar 11, 2024, 07:56 AM
Mar 2024

Downsizing the last couple of years. I still have most of the pottery I collected over the years.

Picasso and his daughter did make pottery. I saw a segment on Antique Roadshow about a plate that was a series Picasso had overseen. Clarice Cliff made modern art pottery that was way ahead of her time

Vinca

(51,233 posts)
9. I love Clarice Cliff designs, but I've always been more drawn to American pottery like SEG,
Mon Mar 11, 2024, 11:13 AM
Mar 2024

North Dakota School of Mines, etc. I especially like face jugs for some weird reason. I've got one bit of British pottery I really like, a Moorcroft lamp. I'm sure you know Paloma Picasso also does jewelry. Somebody beat me to one of her brooches in the thrift shop one time. I think it was marked at a measly $5.

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