Vintage Lithographs

[endobear]

So my wife inherited a bunch of lithographs about 20 years ago. Her ex step dads 3rd or 4th wife went out and spent $70k+ on these things to decorate his company office in the late 90s.. i may still have the receipt somewhere. He hated them and her and they divorced a short time later.
At that time he pulled them all down and put them in storage..
Asked my wife if she wanted them because he was moving.
Of course we took them.
I sold a few early on. Gave a couple cool ones away to good friends and displayed a few at different times at my house and had plans to reframe a few to do a bar/theater room that apparently is never happening.


Dealing with art dealers/frame shops was such a joke. Some would say a print was worth $200, next guy would say the same print was worth $2000.
I gave up and figured I'd just store the rest and deal with it later...
Well, it's later.
My wife's style doesn't really work with them and I'm tired of moving/storing them...
Any ideas how I can figure out what they are honestly worth now days? Or the
best way to sell them?

The frames are all junk. But 90% of the prints are still great.

 

[Racey]

Those are all pretty badass....

70k sounds like someone was taken for a ride by their dealer, due to their age I would think most of those would fall under public domain.

Go find someone to buy similar works from, that is who you'd approach to sell or value what you have.

 

[pronstar]

Yeah I've got reproductions of some of those...very cool find!

 

[braindead]

I’d be interested in prices

 

[Gelcoater]

Those are all pretty badass....

70k sounds like someone was taken for a ride by their dealer, due to their age I would think most of those would fall under public domain.

Go find someone to buy similar works from, that is who you'd approach to sell or value what you have.

Pretty sure Racey is saying go to one of those bougie art dealers down in Denver

 

[Gelcoater]

And hey?
Didn’t you have a Laurel and Hardey?
A Chaplin too?

 

[endobear]

And hey?
Didn’t you have a Laurel and Hardey?
A Chaplin too?

Did have a Chaplin. Sold it years ago.
We have gotten rid of about 20 of them.

 

[endobear]

Some of them were monsters.
Had a cool Metropolis that was over 9' and btchen 5'×9' framed and matted Bugatti. Had to sell those early on because they were such a pain to store.

We still have this one. It's over 8'. I love it but the wife is over it.

 

[boatpi]

If you believe they’re worth in the thousands, I will contact an art dealer in a major city like Los Angeles.

 

[endobear]

I’d be interested in prices

Ill swing by a couple dealers next week and try to get a value.

 

[pronstar]

That Kong would be perfect for someone's home theater room