About Ben Mahmoud Expertise Questions regarding "the business of the arts (ie.artist/dealer relations).
Questions regarding the collecting of contemporary art.
Please keep in mind that I am not a professional appraiser, however, I can direct interested parties to sources of information.
Experience 40 years as professor of art, Northern Illinois University
Curator of University Art Collection (responsible for purchase and care).
Member of the board of directors, Illinois Arts Council.
Juror of many competitions.
See vitae: http://benmahmoud.com/resume.html
Publications Many conference proceedings.
"Advice to Young Artists in a Postmodern Era" with William Dunning, Syracuse University Press, 2000.
Education/Credentials MFA, Ohio University, 1960
Awards and Honors See vitae: http://http://benmahmoud.com/resume.html
Question I have found a print by the The Tabor Art Co named At Eventide dated 1893. I am thinking of selling it so I want to know a little more about this work. It is a religious print and there is a young girl dressed up in a what seams to be a Catholic white gown with a head covering. She is holding a crucifix. I have searched the internet and I could not come up with anything. When I say your website I thought that I would run this by you. Thank you for your attention to this matter
Answer Well, I,too, have done a web search, and I have found a wide range of prices for Tabor posters. Yours is quite old. I don't remember when the Tabor Art Company began making posters and prints. At some time in their history they joined forces with another company and became the Tabor-Prang Company.
I have found some Tabor-Prang prints for sale on E-Bay. You might watch these to see the selling prices. But I have two suggestions for you. You can go to Instappraisal web page. I think you can submit your item for a free appraisal. I suspect there are many members of that group that have a great knowledge of Tabor prints. Here is the link to their site:
The other suggestion will give you some idea of recent prices on auction for Tabor prints. However, there is a membership fee ($40 for a year). But if you pay the fee, you will be able to search their archives for prices on Tabor prints. Here is the link to their site:
By the way, I have had many requests for information about Tabor-Prang prints. I recall a web site that had many of them for sale. The prices were quite low...like $30 to $50. But I cannot find that site tonight for some reason. If I were you, I would try to find really scour the web for Tabor-Prang Art Company.
