Thomas F. Knapp Fine Art Appraisals New York provides fine art and decorative art appraisals and evaluation including research that determines the fair market value. 

Mr. Knapp appraises personal property from the 19th and 20th century American and Western European art including paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, decorative objects and valuable furnishings.

As a fine art consultant, Mr. Knapp assists art investors in purchasing and deacquisitioning, facilitates bequests of art to institutions, advises private collectors and guides the direction of their collections. In addition, he organizes and leads collectors on art sojourn to Europe.

Purposes for Appraisal

  • insurance
  • estate tax and estate planning
  • charitable donations for tax credits
  • marital and equitable distribution
  • liquidation of assets
  • legal disputes

Qualifications

Mr. Knapp is a member of the Appraisers Association of America, and a holder of Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USAP) Certificate.
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THOMAS F. KNAPP
24 West 75th Street
New York, NY 10023
(212) 724-3891

EXPERIENCE           

Fine art appraiser – appraising and evaluating fine art including research that determines the fair market value; member of the Appraisers’ Association of America;
holder of Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USAP) certificate

Private dealer/agent – liaison between American and European collectors and artists

Curator – organized gallery exhibitions

Art publisher/distributor – presented and sold limited editions to dealers, consultants and institutions

Art researcher – validated authenticity and provenance of works of art

Writer – writer of catalogs and articles

Consultant – assisted art investors in purchasing and deacquisitioning; facilitated bequests of art to institutions; advisor to private collectors guiding the direction of their collections; organized and led collectors on art sojourn to Europe

Manager – assistant director of New York gallery; supervised all business activities and handling/shipping art

Salesperson – presented artwork to consultants, dealers and collectors for purchase; arranged for the use of artwork by traveling representatives

Lecturer – teaching at institutions

EMPLOYMENT

1978 – present  Artists’ representative

1980 – 1982  GHJ GRAPHICS, INC.: Assistant Director

1982 – present  Independent art dealer and fine art consultant and appraiser

1983  MARISA DEL RE GALLERY, NY: Assistant Director

1987- 1992  Lecturer at New York University

1997 – present  Lecturer at McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA

1998 – 2001  Lecturer at the Bruce Art Museum, Greenwich, CT

EDUCATION

1973 – 1975  Columbia University: MA candidate

1973  Boston College: BA
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