Fine Art Photography Appraisals + Collection Management
Los Angeles
Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother, 1936
Caring for your collection so it can be enjoyed for generations.
Orchestrated Artwork provides hands-on collection management and appraisal services with a specialization in fine art photography. Our clients include private collectors, wealth managers, attorneys, accountants, and insurance professionals.
Our services include appraisals for insurance, estates, charitable non-cash gifts (donations), as well as collection cataloging, collection care and maintenance, database creation, and project management.
Our appraisals are USPAP compliant and adhere to the guidelines of the Appraisers Association of America.
Based in Los Angeles, CA.
Areas of Practice
20th Century / Classic Photography
Including the most recognizable and iconic images of the medium, the work made during the 20th century or “classic” photography is the most common type of photography that we work with. Negative dates, prints dates, editions (or lack thereof), signatures, stamps and inscriptions all come into play when considering value. Even among works of a single artist, or prints of a single image, the values can vary dramatically. Fortunately, we have many years of experience working with 20th century photography and can confidently appraise any example that you might have in your collection.
Contemporary Photography
Including photographs created approximately from the mid-1990s to the present day, contemporary photography possesses numerous distinctive qualities that demand specific consideration and expertise. These qualities may encompass new mediums and condition issues associated with them. Furthermore, the market for contemporary photography often operates independently from classical photography, with sales frequently occurring within the realm of contemporary art rather than within the field of photography itself.
“Photography's potential lies in challenging our habitual ways of seeing.”
– John Szarkowski