Artwork Authentication, Appraisals and Research Support

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Authentication and Appraisals

The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum does not authenticate or appraise works of art or objects, or broker sales. While the museum does not endorse or recommend appraisers, authentication experts, or brokers, you can learn more about the process or search for a professional appraiser by region or specialty, by contacting the following professional appraisal organizations:

American Society of Appraisers | www.appraisers.org

International Society of Appraisers | www.isa-appraisers.org

Appraisers Association of America | www.appraisersassoc.org

If you wish to conduct research related to an object, please contact the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Library & Archive or schedule an appointment.

To view an illustrated timeline of artworks Georgia O’Keeffe created over the course of her life, please refer to this visualization.

Submit a Request for Research Support and Technical Examination.

For Georgia O’Keeffe artworks with documented provenance, the Museum reviews and considers requests for research support and for a formal technical examination. Formal examinations by the Museum entail multi-spectral and 3D imaging, analytical characterization of secondary supports, canvas, priming payers, paints, and amendments, as well as aging characteristics. These tests are conducted at the Museum at the owner’s expense.

To submit a request for consideration you will need to provide:

  • Your name, contact information, and relationship to the owner of the artwork
  • Title of the artwork
  • High-resolution images of the front and back
  • Provenance

O’Keeffe Museum staff will reply if the request meets our requirements for research support. Submit a request for authentication and appraisal research support.

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