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Subject: Artist Irean Gordon
Category: Arts and Entertainment > Visual Arts
Asked by: davidsimbt-ga
List Price: $10.00
Posted: 24 Aug 2003 16:30 PDT
Expires: 23 Sep 2003 16:30 PDT
Question ID: 248304
I recently found a signed painting by artist Irean Gordon named
"Cadence" at a flea market for $30. The only mention of her I can find
via Google is a reference to an auction for a another painting, but no
price. How can I get more info about her and value of my painting?
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Subject: Re: Artist Irean Gordon
Answered By: bobbie7-ga on 25 Aug 2003 12:55 PDT
 
Hello Davidsimbt,


A great place for information about American Artists is AskArt.com
http://www.askart.com/


Irean Gordon

Biography from the archives of AskART.com

“A painter in modernist style, Irean Gordon lived in Chicago and in
1941-42 and 1948, exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago.”
http://www.askart.com/Biography.asp


According to AskArt.com Irean Gordon is mentioned in the following
books:
http://www.askart.com/AllBooks.asp?BEG=1&END=10


The Artists Bluebook 2003
29,000 North American Artists
16th Century to Present

Lonnie Pierson Dunbier, Editor
9"x14" Spiral bound, 400 page, Easy-to-Use Portable Guide
Directory of www.AskART.com artists database as of 12/31/2002
Market values and other pertinent information at a glance
Full Name • Dates • Primary State • Subject/Method Description • Total
Number of Book/Exhibition Catalogue References • Total Number of
Auction Lot Transactions from 1987 • Highest Price Realized of those
lots • Name of Auction House making highest sale • Size of Top-Priced
Auction Lot
Price $100.00 US each
Source: Ask Art
http://www.askart.com/interest/bluebook.asp


1999 
Falk, Peter Hastings 
Who Was Who in American Art  
Amazon carries this book
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0932087000/qid=1061836593/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/002-2447328-7441608?v=glance&s=books


The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago: 
1888-1950 (The Exhibition Record Series)
by Peter H. Falk, Andrea Ansell Bien, Art Institute of Chicago 
1117 pages
Amazon carries this book
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0932087116/qid%3D1061836692/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/002-2447328-7441608


Here is an image of one of her paintings: Construction Site 
http://www.askart.com/imagegallery/promotionalpage.asp?ID=&BEG=1&END=5&error=&searchtype=


Auction Records

Title: Construction Site  
24" x 30" Oil   
Created: 1939   
Signed   
http://www.askart.com/auctionrecords/promotionalpage.asp?BEG=1&END=10&error=


In order to check out the highest auction price for that painting you
must be a member of Ask Art.

Subscriber Membership 
“For Individuals, Dealers, or Institutions: Becoming a subscriber
($21.95 for one month, $19.50 per month if Automatic Renewal, or
$11.95 for a 24 hour Day), will enable full access to our database of
Auction records and prices, Artists' Graphics, and full details that
accompany Images which we have available. “
http://www.askart.com/members/index.asp?pagefrom=


Treadway Gallery includes this painting in their online catalog:

Irean Gordon (American, early 20th century) "Construction Site", c.
1939; oil/canvas, 24" x 30", signed. Chicago area painter. Exhibited
at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1941-42 and 1948.
http://www.treadwaygallery.com/ONLINECATALOGS/Dec.2001/Paintingsession/0857.html


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ArtPrice
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I did a search for Irean Gordon at ArtPrice. You have to pay in order
to read a short biography. Just enter her name where it says “Artist
Search” and then click on “biography.”
http://web.artprice.com/start.aspx?l=EN

Subscribe here:
http://web.artprice.com//client/Forms/subscriptionselect.aspx
 

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There were no results for Irean Gordon in ArtNet
http://www.artnet.com/


There were no results for Irean Gordon in Artcyclopedia.
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/index2.shtml?1106



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There are a number of services that will help you obtain the value of
your painting:


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Online Appraisers 
 
Get an expert's opinion on the value of your item. $9.95 
http://www.whatsitworthtoyou.com/ 
 
You must register first. 
http://www.whatsitworthtoyou.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=wiw2u.registration&act=form&LANG=E
 

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Sotheby’s Auction Estimates
http://search.sothebys.com/about/contact/as_auctionest.html
 
 
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Include clear photographs of the item.  
 
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Write your name, address and telephone number on the back of your
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Attn: Fine Art Department
1334 York Avenue 
New York, New York 
10021  
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I hope this helps. If anything is unclear with my answer, please ask
for clarification.

Best Regards,
Bobbie7-ga
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