Original oil paintings remain one of the most misunderstood categories in the art market. Many decorative works, prints on canvas, and modern reproductions are mistaken for valuable originals, while genuine pieces are often underappreciated due to condition issues, framing changes, or lack of documentation. Knowing how to evaluate canvas, stretcher construction, paint layers, brushwork, and craquelure is essential for anyone buying, selling, or appraising artwork.
DJR Expert Guide Series, Vol. 110 — How to Identify & Value Original Oil Paintings gives you a complete, professional system for determining whether an oil painting is original, how old it is, how it was constructed, and what factors influence its market value. This guide teaches the same examination methods used by appraisers, galleries, estate evaluators, and fine-art specialists.
Inside, you’ll learn how experts:
Distinguish original oil paintings from giclées, lithographs, decorative canvases, and textured prints
Analyze canvas weave, thread count, fiber aging, and hand-stretched tacking patterns
Identify stretcher bars vs. strainers and use construction clues to determine age
Evaluate ground layers, underpainting, and true oil layering that reproductions cannot mimic
Read brushwork, impasto, palette-knife marks, and directional stroke patterns
Interpret natural vs. artificial craquelure and spot modern crackle aging trick
Assess varnish behavior, patina, oxidation, and UV responses
Identify condition issues such as relining, overpainting, punctures, repairs, mold, and frame abrasion
Recognize prints mounted to canvas, added texture coatings, and mechanical surface patterns
Determine fair market value based on authenticity, artist significance, subject matter, condition, and comparable sales
Volume 110 provides collectors, art buyers, estate managers, resellers, and beginners with a clear and defensible method for identifying genuine oil paintings and understanding the factors that drive their value in today’s market.
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Original oil paintings remain one of the most misunderstood categories in the art market. Many decorative works, prints on canvas, and modern reproductions are mistaken for valuable originals, while genuine pieces are often underappreciated due to condition issues, framing changes, or lack of documentation. Knowing how to evaluate canvas, stretcher construction, paint layers, brushwork, and craquelure is essential for anyone buying, selling, or appraising artwork.
DJR Expert Guide Series, Vol. 110 — How to Identify & Value Original Oil Paintings gives you a complete, professional system for determining whether an oil painting is original, how old it is, how it was constructed, and what factors influence its market value. This guide teaches the same examination methods used by appraisers, galleries, estate evaluators, and fine-art specialists.
Inside, you’ll learn how experts:
Distinguish original oil paintings from giclées, lithographs, decorative canvases, and textured prints
Analyze canvas weave, thread count, fiber aging, and hand-stretched tacking patterns
Identify stretcher bars vs. strainers and use construction clues to determine age
Evaluate ground layers, underpainting, and true oil layering that reproductions cannot mimic
Read brushwork, impasto, palette-knife marks, and directional stroke patterns
Interpret natural vs. artificial craquelure and spot modern crackle aging trick
Assess varnish behavior, patina, oxidation, and UV responses
Identify condition issues such as relining, overpainting, punctures, repairs, mold, and frame abrasion
Recognize prints mounted to canvas, added texture coatings, and mechanical surface patterns
Determine fair market value based on authenticity, artist significance, subject matter, condition, and comparable sales
Volume 110 provides collectors, art buyers, estate managers, resellers, and beginners with a clear and defensible method for identifying genuine oil paintings and understanding the factors that drive their value in today’s market.
Digital Download — PDF • 10 Pages • Instant Access
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