Appraisals
name: label: Collection Creator
content: André Emmerich Gallery
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content: André Emmerich Gallery Records and André Emmerich Papers
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content: André Emmerich Gallery Records and André Emmerich Papers / Series 1: General Correspondence Files
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1961-1998
label: Date
content: 2000
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.andremmg, Subseries 1.2
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Correspondence regarding appraisals usually comes from individuals and organizations requesting André Emmerich's appraisal of artwork. The requests are occasionally accompanied by images of the artwork in question. Appraisals dating from the 1960s usually refer to Pre-Columbian art and contain more descriptive detail than appraisals for 20th century art. Appraisals dating from the 1990s frequently contain standardized language. The requester is usually the artowrk's current owner, but Emmerich was also sometimes contacted by museums considering an acquisition or by insurance adjustors after a theft.

The correspondence is arranged chronologically.