VALUATIONS

I am fully qualified to carry out probate, insurance and auction valuations for private and corporate clients as well as entire estates.

After twenty-five years working with auction houses as an auctioneer and valuer I have accrued specialist knowledge, not just to do with prints, but in all areas of fine art, antiques and 20th-century design. Anything I don't immediately recognise I know how to research.

I provide a pdf document and signed hard copy with full descriptions, photographs, summary and explanation page. My fee varies depending on the type of valuation and number of items. If it’s just one or two pieces, though, drop me an email and I’ll be happy to offer advice for free.

buying

If you are looking to sell prints, I am always in the market to buy. Feel free to email me with the artist and title of the print, plus an honest description of the condition, and of course the price. If you are unsure what price to ask, you can contact any auction house with the same information and they will be able to supply you with an estimate of value free of charge.

Here is a list of the artists whose work I am keen to buy: Kenneth Armitage, Gillian Ayres, Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, Edward Bawden, Trevor Bell, Pearl Binder, George Bissill, Sandra Blow, Sylvan Boxsius, Patrick Caulfield (not from the poems of Jules Laforgue), Lynn Chadwick (colour lithographs only), Geoffrey Clarke, Henry Cliffe, Prunella Clough, Robert Colquhoun, Cecil Collins, John Craxton, Paul Drury, Clifford Ellis, Tracey Emin (pre-1990), Merlyn Evans (etchings only), Elisabeth Frink, Terry Frost, Ethel Gabain (after 1930), William Gear, Robert Gibbings, Duncan Grant, Ronald Grierson, Frederick Griggs, Stanley Hayter, Adrian Heath, Barbara Hepworth, Gertrude Hermes, Patrick Heron, Roger Hilton, David Hockney (pre-1970), Barbara Jones, Eric Kennington, Edwin La Dell, Laura Knight, Peter Lanyon, Kim Lim, Isabel Lockyer, Peter Luling, Iain Macnab, Guy Malet, Eric Malthouse, Tim Mara, Kenneth Martin, William McCance, Mortimer Menpes, John Minton, Denis Mitchell, Henry Moore, Paul Nash, Ben Nicholson, Eduardo Paolozzi, Victor Pasmore, Viola Paterson, Claughton Pellew, Eric Ravilious, Anne Redpath, Alan Reynolds, Bridget Riley, Sheila Robinson, Michael Rothenstein, Kenneth Rowntree, William Scott, Birgit Skiold, Eric Slater, Humphrey Spender, Blair Hughes-Stanton, William Strang, Graham Sutherland, Joe Tilson, Julian Trevelyan, William Turnbull, Fred Uhlman, Keith Vaughan, Islwyn Watkins, John Wells, Ethelbert White, Frank Avray Wilson, Edward Wadsworth and Bryan Wynter.

PLEASE NOTE: if the artist is not on this list, I won’t be interested in buying.

TALKS

I regularly lecture and give talks throughout the British Isles on Terry Frost, St Ives, printmaking and other aspects of modern British art. Talks last about an hour including a slideshow and Q&A session at the end. I charge £350 + expenses.

AUCTIONEERING

As a freelance auctioneer I also charge £350 per day + expenses. My regular spot is with Modern Art Auctions in Scarborough.