How to evaluate the painting?

All collectors, art historians, and art connoisseurs ask the same questions when building collections, taste, and appreciation of certain works of art. "How do you know the value of a painting? How is the price formed? Am I overpaying and am I overpriced?" In this short article, we will reveal the principles by which art is appraised and help you appraise it yourself. 

Professional assessment of works of art, attribution (identification of the author of the work) requires a large amount of knowledge, experience, material and equipment. Our art salon carries out such expert work with the help of reliable specialists and organizations that are responsible and value their reputation.

In this article we will describe the main factors that influence the value of artworks and help you to evaluate them independently in the future.

Education of the artist

This simple factor can already easily evaluate the work of the author himself. After all, having studied for several years in a specialized institute (university, academy), the artist has to study a lot of material (study the mechanics of bodies; learn the nature of light, color, etc.) and go his creative way "from all fours" (starting with still life with cubes and ending with a trip to the open air).

The teachings of a master

An interesting fact is noticed in most biographies of artists - they become prominent artists thanks to outstanding teachers. One of the most striking examples in Ukraine is Fyodor Grigorievich Krichevsky, Ukrainian painter, first rector of the Ukrainian Academy of Arts, professor at the Kiev Art Institute, Honored Art Worker of the Ukrainian SSR (1940). Among his students were T. Yablonskaya, V. Kostetsky, S. Grigoriev.

Participation in competitions, awards

The excellent factor in shaping the value of an artist's work is universal recognition. Victory, defeat, medal, diploma - all this motivates artists to create something new, conceptual and even extravagant. The author's going beyond his circle allows him to cover a larger number of participants, which is clearly reflected in the work. Even a simple participation in a competition can be reflected both in the author's creative heritage and his reputation.

Participation in exhibitions

Themed exhibitions are regularly held in the cultural world, and the interest in such events is caused by the quality of the expositions. Therefore, the owners of galleries and exhibition halls are always trying to please viewers with original, rare and exclusive materials. Therefore, the fact of the artist's participation, his work in exhibitions has a significant role in the formation of prices.

Awards, medals, titles

As a reward, talented craftsmen are awarded medals and the titles "People's Artist", "Honored Artist". Especially talented masters, their iconic plots are placed on the anniversary and commemorative coins of Ukraine (for example, in 2000, a 2 hryvnia coin was issued, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the People's Artist of Ukraine - Ekaterina Vasilievna Belokur).

Auction sales

Art auctions are regularly held around the world. One of the factors in the value of an artist and his works is the turnover in the art market. In other words, the artist's work must be in demand and sold at auctions.

Exclusive

The final factor should be mentioned the fact that the artist's work is availability on the market. There are often talented, famous masters, but finding their works (especially of a specific period) is sometimes not the easiest task.

The combination of these factors allows the collector, the connoisseur to have a truly rare and valuable collection. It is on the basis of the above factors that our fund was created and is replenishing. Buying paintings, graphics, etudes, objects of applied art from us, in the ArtDom gallery, you can be sure that you are buying a valuable and rare work of art. On our site, only original (genuine) works of Ukrainian artists are presented.

Good luck with your fine art collections!