How big is a painting by Benjamin Marshall?
Description: Large Antique Landscape / Beachscape Oil Painting by American Impressionist artist Ben Marshall | Oil on Canvas | Signed by the artist in the lower right of canvas | Depicting a victorian scene of figures walking lakeside in an inner city park | Housed in an ornate gold frame | Approx. Dimensions: 32.5″ H x 44.25″ W.
Are there any paintings for sale on artfinder?
Artfinder has thousands of paintings available for sale. We have original abstract paintings for sale, impressionistic paintings, realistic paintings and more. On Artfinder you can find oil paintings for sale, acrylic paintings, as well as watercolour and mixed media paintings.
How many values should be used in a painting?
Today, many successful artists believe in keeping a narrow value scale – limiting their composition to approximately 4 values. In this case it seems, less is more and helps create a cohesive and harmonious work. Below is a contrasting example of the use of values.
How can I find out the provenance of a painting?
Useful to establishing provenance, or ‘history’ of an artwork include: the original bill of sales; correspondence about the piece; exhibition stickers attached to the frame; notes by the artist, sometimes found on the back of the work; statements from people who knew the artist or circumstances of the painting.
How are value changes achieved in a painting?
In painting, value changes can be achieved by adding either black or white to the chosen color. (see the grey scale chart) However, this also reduces the saturation and adds to the dilution of the color.
Where can I go to get a canvas painting appraised?
Question: Where can I go to get a canvas painting appraised? Answer: Auction houses will generally provide you with an estimated value when accepting an item for sale. Similarly, an art or antique dealer will make a fixed offer if they are interested in your item.
When does a painting fail because of its value?
If the value structure and composition of your painting do not work, the painting will fail regardless of how well you handle color, edges, or details. When my paintings fail, it’s nearly always because of a faulty or weak composition and value structure. Below are several examples of landscape paintings and their foundation values.
How to research, appraise, and sell old paintings?
Research, Appraise, and Sell Amanda is a keen artist and art historian with a particular interest in 19th-century art, especially the work of the Pre-Raphaelites. If you are reading this article, there’s a good chance that you may have a treasured old painting at home you’ve owned for years.
