KNOW THE VALUE OF WHAT YOU LOVE

Art Appraiser Toronto, CCPERB, donations, HNWI, Expert Witness, museums

Principal appraiser and owner, Kelly Juhasz, holds expertise and connoisseurship across a wide range of fine and decorative arts categories for valuations relating to insurance, asset management, sales and estate needs. All appraisal reports follow the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and include art market evidence, research and analysis. Our appraisals are accepted by government agencies and professional service providers.

Theophile-Alexandre Pierre Steinlen, Three Working Girls Out for Lunch, 1900, drypoint engraving, Art Institute of Chicago

FOR PRIVATE COLLECTORS

Knowing the value of your personal property provides comfort and knowledge allowing you to make sound decisions. We appraise for private collectors who own items across collecting categories and are active in global markets. Owning fine and decorative art is complex and requires unique treatment and market knowledge for which most estate, wealth and insurance advisors will not have.

Fine Art Appraisal and Services can work with you and your financial advisors and engage a robust network of charitable organizations and cultural institutions for the donation of fine art and archival collections. We also work with insurance providers to maintain collections and provide regular valuations for insurance coverage to make sure you are adequately covered.

Museum Wall Paintings

FOR CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS & CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS

Fine Art Appraisal and Services understands the guidelines for cultural property donations and the various rules and forms from government agencies including the CRA, CCPERB and the IRS. Adhering to a high degree of performance and ethical standards, working with Fine Art Appraisal and Services ensures senior management and donors that they are receiving professional reports.

We have completed appraisal reports for cultural institutions and charitable organizations across North America and abroad. Talk to us about appraisal reports for donations, wording in acquisition policies, and valuations for insurance coverage and loans.

(Picture Gallery Photographs), Unknown Maker, 1860s, albumen silver print from glass negative, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ADVISORS

Fine Art Appraisal and Services follows the strict criteria set forth by the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) that are recognized by Canadian and American government agencies. Our appraisal reports are rigorous and reliable, unbiased and transparent. This assures that partnering professionals will have defensible and methodologically-sound appraisal reports to aid in advising their clients in estate, family and business matters as well as in insurance and wealth management planning and decision making.

Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin, The White Tablecloth, c. 1731, oil on canvas, Art Institute of Chicago

FOR LITIGATORS & LEGAL MATTERS

Kelly Juhasz, principal of Fine Art Appraisal and Services, is experienced in working with litigation teams and on legal matters. She has been accepted by the courts for expert reports and testimony.

Kelly creates sound and cited expert reports that make it easy for judges and council to understand key concepts in fine art, the nuances of the art and collectibles market, and the industry standards in personal property appraisal. She can assist with pre-case assessments and perform professional appraisal reviews and rebuttal reports.

Appraisals are formal documents that should only be prepared by a qualified appraiser. By producing appraisals of personal property that are expertly written, unbiased and justified, Kelly provides her clients with peace of mind knowing that they will receive the highest level of service and professionalism. Appraisal is a niche profession with few senior-level experts providing competent appraisal reports that professionals can rely upon, and whereby private and corporate collectors can be assured absolute discretion and understanding of private family and business matters.

Areas of Fine Art Expertise Include:

  • Old Master Art Gerrit Dou, Francisco de Goya, Maximilien Luce, Rembrandt, Pierre-Auguste Renoir,

  • Impressionist Art Pierre Bonnard, Eugene Boudin, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Maximilien Luce, Claude Monet, Edouard Vuillard

  • Modern Art Jack Bush, Larry Bell, David Burliuk, Marc Chagall, Salvador Dali, Arshile Gorky, Adolph Gottlieb, Pablo Picasso, Claude Lalanne

  • Contemporary Art Andy Warhol, Banksy, Peter Doig, David Hockney, William Kentridge,

  • Ultra-Contemporary Art

  • Canadian Indigenous Art Kenojuak Ashevak, Christi Belcourt, Alex Janvier, Kent Monkman, Norval Morrisseau, Bewabon Shilling,

  • Canadian, American & European Fine Art Beatty, AJ Casson, Emily Carr, Sorel Etrog, Gershon Iskowitz, AY Jackson, William Kurelek, Jean Paul Riopelle

  • Photography, Painting, Prints, Sculpture, Audiovisual & Digital Art

  • Archival Collections

  • Decorative Arts and Collectibles

Kelly has been vetted by government agencies and granted security clearances for appraising classified documents for significant archival collections. Part of the appraisal process could include aspects of collection management such as preparing inventory lists or cataloguing artwork. It could also involve facilitating an authentication process and provenance research. Contact us directly about these fine art and archival services.

Photo credits: 1. Theophile-Alexandre Pierre Steinlen, Three Working Girls Out for Lunch, 1900, drypoint engraving, Art Institute of Chicago. 2. Artur Matosyan, 2019, Stock Image. 3. (Picture Gallery Photographs), Unknown Maker, 1860s, albumen silver print from glass negative, Metropolitan Museum of Art. 4. Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin, The White Tablecloth, c. 1731, oil on canvas, Art Institute of Chicago.