Thursday, January 24, 2008

reference sources for art appraisals

What are some general sources for art appraisals?

For biographical information on an artist:
Start at library.risd.edu > Reference
Oxford Art Online
Who's Who in American Art via Marquis Who's Who on the web
Who Was Who in American Art

For art auction information:
artprice.com
Ask Art
Hislop's art sales index (2004) CD ROM Available at the Reference Desk.

Also see this related entry on Art Appraisers

1 comment:

Art Librarian said...

Other Reference resources:

Sotheby's and Christie's Auction Catalogs located at the end of reference.

Dictionary of artists / Benezit and Jacobsen's biographical index of American artists contain auction prices.

For information on contemporary artists try Contemporary Artists.

Artists signature books can be found in the N45s.