How do you know if your thrift store art paintings are valuable?
How do you know if your thrift store art paintings are valuable?
It’s not uncommon to find gorgeous oil paintings in antique and thrift stores. These stores often have tons of other items like furniture, knickknacks, and more.
But oil paintings stand out because they’re often high-quality works of art. But just because an artist painted the image doesn’t mean the painting is valuable.
Only oil paintings that meet a certain criteria are worth a lot of money.
If you’re curious if the oil painting you’ve found at a thrift store is valuable, keep reading.
We’ll help you learn how to spot valuable oil paintings… plus tips on how to gently clean them so they stay in tip-top shape!
recognizable, and the painting will showcase a level of craftsmanship that can’t be ignored.
Here are a few other signs of a valuable painting:
The painting is part of a series.
The artist painted multiple pictures with the same subject or theme.
Portraits, landscapes, and other scene paintings are often done in series because they give the artist multiple opportunities to perfect their style.
Series paintings are also valuable because they can be more valuable than single paintings because of the rarity and the story they tell.
The painting is signed. An artist who created a valuable painting will always sign their name to the work.
If the oil painting you’re eyeing at the thrift store is signed, it’s a good indication that it was painted by a talented artist.
The painting has a date.
Date paintings can help you understand how valuable the painting is.
If the painting is dated between 1800 and 1940, it’s most likely worth a respectable amount of money.
Of course, you shouldn’t go around scrutinizing paintings like this when you go shopping.
But if you happen to find a valuable oil painting at a thrift store, you should definitely consider what you’ve found!
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