by Jed Lipinski, Mental Floss Herb Vogel never earned more than $23,000 a year. Born and raised in Harlem, Vogel worked for the post office in Manhattan. He spent nearly 50 years living in a 450-square-foot one-bedroom apartment with his wife, Dorothy, a reference...
READ ARTICLEOnline art sales to grow fast as young collectors snatch up works over the Internet, global study finds
by Erin Fossum | Apr 29, 2014 | News
New York Daily News / Reuters The value of the online fine art market is expected to more than double to $3.76 billion in the next five years as it increasingly attracts younger and first-time buyers, British insurer Hiscox said on Monday. Online art sites do not...
READ ARTICLEHow Investors Can Thrive in a Lopsided Art Market
by Erin Fossum | Apr 29, 2014 | News
by Conrad De Aenlle, New York Times Art collectors are advised to buy what they love rather than what they think will increase in value. But wealthy investors have bid up prices for works by a handful of Contemporary artists so high that it’s turning the heads of...
READ ARTICLEObituary: Alden Mason, 93, lived, painted with a flourish
by Erin Fossum | Feb 8, 2013 | News
By Lynda V. Mapes Seattle Times staff reporter Alden Mason, a vivid splash of color in the Northwest art world, is dead at 93. Born July 14, 1919, in Everett, Mr. Mason lived, studied and worked in Seattle and the Puget Sound region all his life, but his work was...
READ ARTICLE’70s George Tsutakawa fountain finds its way back to Seattle
by Erin Fossum | Apr 20, 2012 | News
When Seattle art dealer John Braseth saw an iconic George Tsutakawa fountain sculpture listed for sale for $1 million on eBay — and then mysteriously removed from the site — he set to work trying to find the seller. He eventually bought the damaged work for a much...
READ ARTICLEYale debuts free online collection database
by Erin Fossum | May 16, 2011 | News
13 May 2011 – by ArtfixDaily Staff Yale University has launched a massive online database with records on over 250,000 objects from its museums, archives and libraries. Providing unprecedented, unlimited access to the Ivy League school’s varied collections, including...
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Erin specializes in appraising fine art, antiques & residential contents. She offers appraisals for a variety of purposes, including insurance, estates, donations and divorce.
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