Per feet value
Chinese painting calculates based on per 12 inches unit price. But to get easier and faster judgment regarding price of an artwork, try ask for per feet price of the artist plus judging also based on the perspective of the artwork itself.
Check the market value of the artwork. Hard working and study the past transaction and record of painting is important. See the artwork source, the size, auction record history, how many time have it shown on catalog, or first time reveal, these may affect the price. In Chinese market, you may judge the value on the per feet basis. Contact a proper sales/expert, inform he/she about your bottom price.
Price of Chinese stationery merchandise
Differences between Western art shop e.g. Artland, else local Chinese art stores, and other book stores.
Name seals
Possess a bundle of artists’ seals helps creating worth value paintings. Seals include the leisure seals and the name seals. When you obtain the painting whether authenticated or not, you can still stamp a seal on the artwork.
1. To make it looks more complete, stamp properly.
2. To add value. Last but not least, to make it a real version. If you are serious, try to store average 20 seals of an artist. Instead of only having copies of the name seals stamped on paper because that does not worth a fortune. However, you may consider to organize all items to publish. Once there was an apprentice published a book called the master teacher’s usual seals.
In fact, putting most of his hand carves stones on it. Readers would take as reference of those seals which lead readers to learn the seals are same as how the teacher carved. In such a case you might start to have followers. And you can make money on the books.
Imitation
An artist who claimed him/herself teacher or master has many apprentices who most of them can imitate the art strokes and styles of the master. Big name artists may also have imitation artwork being sold in auction that got a hit the record result. So if the imitation is good enough, you may try to sell it through small auction house.
Chinese painting calculates based on per 12 inches unit price. But to get easier and faster judgment regarding price of an artwork, try ask for per feet price of the artist plus judging also based on the perspective of the artwork itself.
Check the market value of the artwork. Hard working and study the past transaction and record of painting is important. See the artwork source, the size, auction record history, how many time have it shown on catalog, or first time reveal, these may affect the price. In Chinese market, you may judge the value on the per feet basis. Contact a proper sales/expert, inform he/she about your bottom price.
Price of Chinese stationery merchandise
Differences between Western art shop e.g. Artland, else local Chinese art stores, and other book stores.
Name seals
Possess a bundle of artists’ seals helps creating worth value paintings. Seals include the leisure seals and the name seals. When you obtain the painting whether authenticated or not, you can still stamp a seal on the artwork.
1. To make it looks more complete, stamp properly.
2. To add value. Last but not least, to make it a real version. If you are serious, try to store average 20 seals of an artist. Instead of only having copies of the name seals stamped on paper because that does not worth a fortune. However, you may consider to organize all items to publish. Once there was an apprentice published a book called the master teacher’s usual seals.
In fact, putting most of his hand carves stones on it. Readers would take as reference of those seals which lead readers to learn the seals are same as how the teacher carved. In such a case you might start to have followers. And you can make money on the books.
Imitation
An artist who claimed him/herself teacher or master has many apprentices who most of them can imitate the art strokes and styles of the master. Big name artists may also have imitation artwork being sold in auction that got a hit the record result. So if the imitation is good enough, you may try to sell it through small auction house.