Art

Good for research.         

Appraisals

• Art Appraisers Association of America  A directory of appraisers in America, which can be searched by state and by specialization. You can find appraisers close to home. www.appraisersassoc.org/
• Antiques Roadshow Appraisers  A list of appraisers used by the popular PBS television show. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/roadshow/series/appraisers/index.htm
• Artfact   You must register to use this website, but the database of auction house catalogs is free. Catalogs of upcoming auctions have photos included. www.artfact.com

Images

• CGFA: Carol Gerten's Fine Art Virtual Museum A huge collection of quality images of paintings. http://cgfa.sunsite.dk/
• Mark Hardin's Artchive  Images and articles which analyze the works of over  200 artists, useful for both students  and art lovers. www.artchive.com
• National Gallery of Art  This is the site map for the National Gallery, the best starting point for material on featured artists, as well as schools of art. Scroll down the page for a list of resources. www.nga.gov/copyright/toc.htm
• Printmaster A good resource for identifying prints. www.printmasterinc.com/index.html
• Web Gallery of Art Over 8500 reproductions of European painting and sculpture from 1150 - 1750. Many have commentary. Biographies of significant artists. Search by artist or take a guided tour. http://www.wga.hu
• WebMuseum From Paris, with millions of images. Search by artist or by period. www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint

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