Drawings Appraisals & Valuations

Get an art appraisal of your drawing from Value My Stuff Now. Whether it's something you found at an art dealer's, a car boot sale, or purchased on Ebay. It doesn't need to be a drawing by a prominent artist to be valuable. Online art appraisals of drawings can help you find out what your own treasure is worth - even if it's by an unknown artist. As well as getting an art appraisal of your own drawing, you can also use Value My Stuff Now to get an expert opinion of a piece that you are thinking about buying. An increasing number of our clients use our service for this purpose, ensuring that the price they pay is a reasonable one.

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Our Drawings Experts

We have two dedicated specialists within this field of expertise: one for British drawings, the other specialising in Old Master drawings. Our British Drawings specialist has worked in the auction business for nearly two decades. Having worked for Sotheby’s, he is now working as a freelance valuer and auctioneer. Our Old Master Drawings expert has worked for Sotheby’s London until 2009. With drawings ranging from rare Medieval Flemish drawings, to the Italian Renaissance and German Baroque, this field of expertise is one of the most exciting, revealing with each drawing the mind of the artist and the journey of creativity upon which he has embarked.

 

The Art Market for Drawings

The arts market is performing very strongly. Even over the past two years during the recession, the market for antique drawings has held up very well. In December 2009, Raphael's drawing, Head of a Muse, was sold by Christie's for £29.2 million - shattering the previous world record for a drawing, which was jointly held by a da Vinci and a Michelangelo depicting the Risen Christ, which both went for £8.1 million. These strong results at the top end of the market, have pushed up prices for the lower end too, so maybe the drawing in your possession might be worth a little more than you expected?

Determining the Value of a Drawing

The condition, artist and size of a piece will all affect the art appraisal of a drawing and therefore the auction price of the item. The style of a drawing will reflect the artist, as well as when and where it was created. The function of the piece is also important to consider - was it a study in the early stages of a larger work or perhaps a sketch of an event as it happened? The insight that a drawing can provide into an artist's creative process is part of what makes a drawing so fascinating to art historians and it is one of the reasons that drawings can be so valuable.

Get your Drawing Valued Today

When you get an art appraisal of a drawing from Value My Stuff Now, you will receive an expert, third-party opinion before buying or selling an item - whether it's at an auction, on eBay, to a dealer or privately. The art appraisal of your drawing may also be used for insurance purposes (subject to your insurance company accepting such certificates) or simply to satisfy your own curiosity! ValueMyStuffNow makes it easy to get an online art appraisal of a drawing. All you need to do is upload a photograph and tell us anything else you know about the work. In less than 48 hours, our drawings appraiser will consider all aspects of the piece - including the artist, the subject, the condition and the age. We will even send you a web certificate that can be used in eBay listings or on other internet selling platforms.

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