WHAT IS A PROVENANCE?
A provenance is the life history of the piece of artwork, and normally starts with the artist selling it, or giving it as a gift, or passing through a dealer, etc. Most of our pieces have a Provenance that comes directly from the artist to the gallery, since we are often their first entry point. When we re-sell a piece of artwork, the provenance often includes the record of that piece, exhibitions, reviews it has had, etc. HOW ARE PRICES DECIDED? Pricing artwork is a difficult science at best. Many factors influence the price of a piece of art, but the key factor is of course demand. The more collectors want work by an artist, the more they are willing to pay. Supply is also a strong factor. Usually emerging artists’ prices are a fraction of what established well-known artists can obtain. Auction prices can vary wildly from gallery prices, depending on the bidding. Historically, oils have been more expensive than watercolors and watercolors more than drawings, and so on. However, a Pic
A provenance is a written statement of the pedigree of a particular photograph. This is a history of the photograph’s previous ownership. For many of our sales, the provenance simply records the direct route of artist to A Gallery for Fine Photography to you. We guarantee authenticity. • What do you think of digital photography? We love creative vision in any form it may take. Photographers are now able to use another tool to complete their printmaking process. Digital photography has unique qualities that can be quite beautiful. A Gallery for Fine Photography presented one of the first major exhibitions featuring Iris prints by Joyce Tenneson in 1997. “It is not the camera, it is the eye”. • Who is your favorite photographer? Everyone whose work is on view in A Gallery for Fine Photography is my favorite photographer. I only acquire for A Gallery for Fine Photography photographs and photographers that move me, like Henri Cartier-Bresson, Ansel Adams, Jerry Uelsmann, Yousuf Karsh, Jan
