How Do I
Art Auction Records & Price Guides
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Art Subscription Databaes
Available only in the Main Library, artprice.com, ArtFact.com, and artnet.com, are three subscription databases that contain auction records. Artnet.com does require a username and password, so ask a librarian to log you in.- The Kovels
have an onlineprice guide database that can be browsed or searched. Registration is required, but free.- Ebay
If worse comes to worst, check Ebay and see what others are asking for the same or similar items.- Find an appraiser
- The Kovels
Further Research & Exploration
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Smithsonian Archives of American Art
http://www.aaa.si.edu/
provides two very helpful databases: -
Search (SIRIS)
to find the location and owners of paintings by American artists- Finding Aids to the Collections
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Art History Resources on the Web
from Sweet Briar College- Art in Flux
"a directory of resources for research in contemporary art"- World Wide Arts Resources
http://wwar.com/
a "gateway to the arts on the Internet"; also includes film, theater and dance links - Art in Flux
