I am a collector of art. Recently I have decided to sell some prints
that I purchased but have absolutely no idea what they are worth. I
would greatly appreciate your help in helping me detwermine the value
of the following prints.
1)"Heure Juane" by Emile Bellet
2)"The Party is Over" by Dima Gorban
3)"Le Vase Bleu de Madrid" by Jean Claude Picot
4)"Grand Orchestre" by Linda LeKinff
5)"Indigo Chapeau" by Itzchak Tarkay
6)"Venice Yellow Sunset" by Anatole Krasnyansky
These are all prints, not original oils. Your help would be most
appreciated in this matter

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Request for Question Clarification by czh-ga on 12 Apr 2006 13:17 PDT

Hello majecls-ga,

Several of your works are sold on e-bay and in various poster shops
and art galleries. Are your works numbered serigraphs or posters or
something else? What will constitute an acceptable answer for the
valuation of these works?

I also note that some of these works are easy to find and some may
require a bit of digging. A researcher may be reluctant to take on the
project fearing that they might not be able to complete it if they
can't find information for one or more of the works you've listed.
Will you accept a negative answer if some of the works cannot be
readily located?

I look forward to your clarification.

~ czh ~

I'm no expert, but i'm afraid "prints" of the listed paintings (as
well as a "print" of Mona Lisa) are only worth the price of a full
color photocopy..

For works of art, as for most other things, what an object is worth is
no more than what someone is willing to pay for it. Even if an
"expert" says that a work is worth, say, $100, that is meaningless
unless someone is willing to pay $100 for it.

You say that you have no idea what these prints are worth, but when
you bought them you must have thought that they were worth what you
paid. So that is your starting point; you can then add an element to
cover inflation since the date you bought them. If you really thought
that you got them at a bargain price, you can try to sell them for
something more than you paid; but I tend to agree with boggbee's view
that prints of paintings are not worth very much.