Appraisals
The curatorial staff of the Cleveland Museum of Art can not provide appraisals of works of art for insurance or sales purposes. Local art dealers and appraisers or local and international auction houses should be consulted for monetary appraisals. Please consult the yellow pages under "Art Galleries, Dealers and Consultants," "Appraisers" and "Auctioneers" for a more complete list of local art dealers and galleries, auction houses and appraisers. The inclusion of art dealers, auction houses and galleries, etc. on this list is not an endorsement by the Cleveland Museum of Art but a referral to appropriate resources.
Cleveland Area Art Galleries
The Bonfoey Gallery
1710 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115
216-621-0178
www.bonfoey.com
Corcoran Fine Arts Ltd.
13210 Shaker Blvd.
Cleveland, OH 44120
216-397-0777
www.corcoranfinearts.com
Mitchell Sotka, Ltd.
19071 Old Detroit Rd.
Rocky River, OH 44116
440-333-1735
www.mitchellsotka.com
Tregoning & Company
1300 W. 78th Street
Cleveland, OH 44102
216-281-8626
www.tregoningandco.com
Vixseboxie Art Galleries, Inc
12413 Cedar Road
Cleveland Heights, OH 44106
216-791-2727
Cleveland Area Auction Houses
Aspire Auctions
12730 Larchmere Blvd.
Cleveland, OH 44120
216-231-5515
www.aspireauctions.com
Cleveland Auction Company
3910 Lorain Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44113
216-631-3232
www.cleveauction.com
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
1301 W. 79th Street
Cleveland, OH 44102
216-939-1190
www.racheldavisfinearts.com
Gray's Auctioneers
10717 Detroit Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44102
216-458-7695
www.graysauctioneers.com
International Auction Houses
Christie's
20 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10020
216-636-2000
www.christies.com
Sotheby's
1334 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021
212-606-7000
www.sothebys.com
Membership Organizations
The websites for the following membership organizations list names and addresses for art galleries, art and antiques dealers and appraisers:
The American Society of Appraisers
555 Herndon Parkway
Suite 125
Herndon, VA 20170
703-478-2228
www.appraisers.org
The Appraisers Association of America
386 Park Avenue South
Suite 2000
New York, NY 10016
212-889-5404
www.appraisersassoc.org
The Art Dealers Association of America
575 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
212-940-8590
www.artdealers.org
The International Fine Print Dealers Association
15 Gramercy Park South
Suite 7A
New York, NY
212-674-6095
www.printdealers.org
The International Society of Appraisers
1131 W. 7th St.
Suite 105
Reston, WA 98057-1215
206-241-0359
www.isa-appraisers.org
Conservation of Works of Art
To locate a conservator, consult the yellow pages under "Art Restoration and Conservation." Locally, conservation services are available at:
Intermuseum Conservation Association
2915 Detroit Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44113
216-658-8700
www.ica-artconservation.org
Yoder Conservation, Inc.
12702 Larchmere Blvd.
Cleveland, OH 44120
216-231-7880
The American Institute of Conservation's website lists members by subject expertise under the "Public Info/Selecting a Conservator" section:
The American Institute for Conservation
1717 K Street, NW
Suite 200
Washington, D. C. 20006
202-452-9545
aic.stanford.edu
Research on Art and Artists
The Museum's Ingalls Library, the third largest art museum library in the United States, houses a collection of nearly 425,000 volumes on art and art history. The library is open to members Tuesday – Friday from 10:00 – 5:00. Call the library reference desk (216-707-2530) for information on hours, access and collections or consult the library's web site library.clevelandart.org. In addition to the book collection, the library collection includes journals, exhibition, auction and dealer catalogues and images. Many databases are available for researching prices for works of art sold at auction and for researching artist biographical information. A reference librarian is available to assist users at all times the library is open.
The fine arts department at the Cleveland Public Library and the Cuyahoga County Public Library's Mayfield Regional Library are also excellent resources for art research:
The Cleveland Public Library
Fine Art & Special Collections
325 Superior Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
216-623-2848
www.cpl.org
Cuyahoga County Public Library
Mayfield Regional Library
6080 Wilson Mills Road
Mayfield Village, OH 44143
440-473-0350
www.cuyahogalibrary.org