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sith
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2474 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-25 20:40:35
July 25 2010 20:24 GMT
#1
My mother bought a piece of art in a thrift store we believe might be worth more than the $15 she paid for it. Does anyone on teamliquid have any experience with artwork, either selling it or identifying it?

It's a picture of a raccoon by Charles Frace. It is signed by him in pencil below a printed copy of his name, and says "Plate VII" in the upper lefthand corner. At the bottom left it has a copyright message dating from 1974.

What should we do? Anyone know?

edit: This is the artwork we got. Makes the blog less boring ahaha.

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deathgod6
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States5064 Posts
July 25 2010 20:42 GMT
#2
I think this calls for Antique Roadshow.
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0mgVitaminE
Profile Joined February 2009
United States1278 Posts
July 25 2010 20:47 GMT
#3
That's the coolest raccoon I've ever seen. On topic, I know nothing about art
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TadH
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada1846 Posts
July 25 2010 20:53 GMT
#4
I think google is honestly your best bet here, google his name and his works, see if any of them have gone to auction etc

good luck
Blyadischa
Profile Joined April 2010
419 Posts
July 25 2010 20:55 GMT
#5
It would require some actual physical tests to see if it was authentic, even a picture doesn't help all that much, possibly only for the artwork's supposed creator.
Ursadon-n-Pals
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States928 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-25 21:01:21
July 25 2010 20:59 GMT
#6
http://www.artprints.com/-ap/Raccoon-Signed-Only-Posters_p42758_.htm
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/4998374

Here's what I googled. Charles Frace into google images -> match yours.
1974 with pencil signature. Does the size match?
Lol. If yours is real then its worth much more than $15.
Nothing worth having comes easy.
ghermination
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States2851 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-25 21:06:39
July 25 2010 21:03 GMT
#7
On July 26 2010 05:59 Ursadon-n-Pals wrote:
http://www.artprints.com/-ap/Raccoon-Signed-Only-Posters_p42758_.htm
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/4998374

Here's what I googled. Charles Frace into google images -> match yours.
1974 with pencil signature. Does the size match?
Lol. If yours is real then its worth much more than $15.

Google will tell you his prints sell for around $100 and up, so if you someone who's enough of an art snob to just want to buy the name instead of looking at the silly picture, then you could probably get at least that much.
So try selling it on ebay.
U Gotta Skate.
Ursadon-n-Pals
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States928 Posts
July 25 2010 21:05 GMT
#8
On July 26 2010 06:03 ghermination wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 26 2010 05:59 Ursadon-n-Pals wrote:
http://www.artprints.com/-ap/Raccoon-Signed-Only-Posters_p42758_.htm
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/4998374

Here's what I googled. Charles Frace into google images -> match yours.
1974 with pencil signature. Does the size match?
Lol. If yours is real then its worth much more than $15.

Google will tell you his prints sell for around $100 and up, so if you someone who's enough of an art snob to just want to buy the name instead of looking at the silly picture, then you could probably get at least that much.


Did he say it was a print? My bad. I don't know how to check for authenticity.
Nothing worth having comes easy.
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