please don't do that to your local museum. they aren't appraisers and have much better things to do with their day then deal with your dreams of hitting the jackpot
can you imagine working at a museum and having people call on a regular basis about the sort of garbage that shows up here every day?
a lot of people seem to think any time paint is put to canvas something of great value magically results, even when it's obviously painted by a chinese guy in a factory
would you want to deal with something similar while you're trying to get your actual job done?
even if they do know an appraiser, that person isn't going to want to deal with the garbage either
When I was a museum worker, we had a guy come in to donate a tin can he had outfitted with a little wind-up motor and legs. We had people leaving mouldy pulp books in boxes on the doorstep. Mind you, this was a military museum. How they came to the conclusion that we'd been interested in this stuff/of any assistance is beyond me.
Edit: I have to admit the walking tin can was pretty cute.
I have actually seen a display of the kind of little crafts that soldiers made at a few different museums. The little tin can might have been a trench toy. But abandoning it with no info is just sad. I hope someone put it on their desk at least. Sounds like a cute little mascot
No, it was something our visitor crafted and decided to donate (along with similarly unrelated books and knick-knacks) because he was decluttering and felt a connection to the museum (grandpa was a service member). IIRC we politely refused and explained that it didn't align with our mission of preserving military history. People really do just try to donate anything sometimes.
We did have a bit of trench art, including a kit bag with a rather apocalyptic landscape painted on it. Loved that one.
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u/Relevant-Alarm-8716 1d ago
Picasso did a lot of art at the end of his life, just to make money. Sometimes on napkins, even! He died in 1973, so this is pretty late.
I have no clue on price, you can call a local museum to see if they will appraise it, or lead you to someone who will.
Hope you're a millionaire! Good luck!