What Is My Painting Worth?
A painting inherited from your family. A discovery at a flea market. An artwork that has been hanging on your wall for years.
You may have wondered: Who painted it? What should I investigate? Could it have auction value?
I created What Is My Painting Worth? to offer an accessible starting point: an AI-assisted preliminary painting inquiry for US$4.99 per painting, with one payment and no subscription.
How does it work?
1. Upload photographs
Provide clear photographs of your painting. You can include up to five images: the front, back, signature, labels, and any details that might help the research.
Natural light and sharp, straight-on photographs make a difference.
2. Share what you know
Enter the painting’s dimensions, medium, condition, and history. If you do not know the artist or cannot read the signature, simply say so. An incomplete history is a reasonable place to begin.
3. Sign in and pay $4.99
Sign in to your account, review your information, and complete the one-time payment. Your photographs and details are submitted for AI-assisted research with your consent.
Save your inquiry reference. It allows you to return to your report without paying again.
4. Read your report
The research may include:
Observations from the photographs.
Possible avenues for artist or signature research.
Relevant public auction comparisons, where available.
An indicative auction value range, when the evidence supports one.
Missing evidence and recommended next steps.
Some paintings will not receive a value range. When attribution or comparable sales are insufficient, explaining that uncertainty is more useful than inventing a price.
5. Receive an email notification
When your report is ready, you receive an email notification. The report itself is available on the website.
Return to “Your inquiry status,” sign in to the same account, enter your reference, and click “Retrieve / refresh report.” There is no additional payment to retrieve the completed report.
What this inquiry can—and cannot—tell you
As an art expert, I know that a valuation and an authentication are different questions.
This service provides preliminary AI-generated research. It does not authenticate a painting, issue a certificate, guarantee a sale price, or provide an insurance or tax appraisal. AI research can make mistakes, and significant findings should be independently verified.
Although I created the project, the $4.99 inquiry does not include my personal review or opinion. An individual expert engagement or more extensive investigation is a separate service available through VWART.
The purpose is straightforward: help you understand what you have, what remains uncertain, and what might be worth investigating next.
Curious about the painting on your wall?
Gérard Van Weyenbergh — Art Expert and Founder of VWART
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