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tikka

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4. Try taking it to an Art History professor if you are near a college.

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Original post)

Sun Feb 28, 2021, 07:31 PM

Feb 2021

He/She might be able to give an approximate date range and stylistic school. Then comes the search for similar works. If that is successful and you think that you have found a potential artist, it's up to expert evaluation and testing to authenticate the piece.

This a simplistic explanation of a daunting and possibly expensive process that requires a lot of research

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How does one begin or try to attribute an unsigned work? [View all] bucolic_frolic Feb 2021 OP

If it's thought to be by a noted artist, contact experts of that artist's work. brush Feb 2021 #1

Ah, perhaps I have misphrased the question. Artist unknown bucolic_frolic Feb 2021 #2

identify the style e.g., "abstract expressionism", "pop" ...etc., and harumph Feb 2021 #3

Try taking it to an Art History professor if you are near a college. tikka Feb 2021 #4

That's a good plan bucolic_frolic Feb 2021 #5