Pricing your art

[Richard Monro]

Almost every year I do a survey of art pricing to determine how my art should be priced. Over the years that I have been doing this, I have discovered that art prices have a common denominator that holds true regardless of the type of art being sold. Portrait, figurative, landscape, abstract and virtually any other category of art is (knowingly or unwittingly) priced by the square inch. The range of prices per square inch tends to reflect the quality of the art and in the higher price ranges an artist

[Michele Rushworth]

This is fascinating, Richard. Thanks for posting it.

[Claudemir Bonfim]

Very nice research Richard, thanks for sharing.

[Garth Herrick]

Thanks Richard for your research. I should adjust some prices now.

Garth

[Richard Monro]

Garth,
Based on my observations of the market, you should be in the upper quartile. i know that is a rarefied zone to be in, but your work is certainly worthy of that placement.

Tony Pro
i hope you see this posting as some of the work you have at the Heritage Gallery is in my list. Great Stuff!

[Mary Sparrow]

Thank you so much for posting this Richard.

I, unfortunately, fall in the category of the artist described that was scared to raise his prices. I'm coming around slowly though.