Is anyone on this forum an art dealer or knows an art dealer in Seattle area?

[ddjchemist]

I was wondering if any member of this forum is an art dealer or knows an art dealer? I recently received a lot of goodies from my step-father (he is 87 years old and he sold his house in NJ and is moving to a retirement community) including some art pieces. One of this art pieces is an original oil-canvas painting done by a known artist. I found that reprints of this artist are sold online (eBay, Etsy, etc) and that a couple of her paintings are displayed in a couple of small museums, so my guess is that original paintings by this author might have some value. Thus, I need to find an expert in art of painting to evaluate the piece that I have.

Cheers,

Dan from Seattle

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[Nosferatu]

Sounds like a future Pawn Stars episode.

 

[ddjchemist]

Sounds like a future Pawn Stars episode.

I doubt so. Pawn Shops are not the best places to sell art.

 

[arakboss]

I tried to sell my kids school paintings after they clogged up the fridge door. I was unsuccessful as an art dealer.

 

[ddjchemist]

I tried to sell my kids school paintings after they clogged up the fridge door. I was unsuccessful as an art dealer.

Did you ask $1M per painting? You could claim your kids are destined to become future presidents of The USA and buying paintings from their childhoods could be a great future investment.

 

[Cavedweller]

Sounds like these guys might be helpful:

Sell or Appraise - Seattle

Singer Galleries provides personal property, art, antique and jewelry appraisals for the Puget Sound area. Whether you are in need of an estate tax, insurance, divorce, bankruptcy, loan collateral, or inheritance appraisal, Singer Galleries' trained team can assist you in determining what type...

www.singergalleries.com

 

[ddjchemist]

Sounds like these guys might be helpful:

Sell or Appraise - Seattle

Singer Galleries provides personal property, art, antique and jewelry appraisals for the Puget Sound area. Whether you are in need of an estate tax, insurance, divorce, bankruptcy, loan collateral, or inheritance appraisal, Singer Galleries' trained team can assist you in determining what type...

www.singergalleries.com

I already contacted them, but they advise me to contact MBA Auctions, which I did. I still did not get a reply for them.