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If you’ve ever wandered through galleries, browsed art online, or stood in front of a painting wondering “Is this worth it?” — you know how confusing the art world can feel. Between clever marketing, hype, inflated prices, and mixed signals on what “good art” really means, it’s easy to make a purchase you regret. That’s exactly why the newly released e-book A No‑Nonsense Guide to Buying Art  from John Sumner is such a game-changer. With 40+ years of hands-on experience as a f

In this video, John walks us through how to identify a painting’s artist and estimate its real market value. You’ll learn his art research techniques, how to read signatures, and how to estimate what a piece is worth. This is a follow-up video to our first video filmed at King Richard's Antique Vintage Center. John reveals how he identified the artist behind the painting — and what the artwork is actually worth. This video walks you step-by-step through the exact research pro

Our latest episode of "Finding Hidden Masterpieces". Today we went to King Richard's Antique Center located in Whittier, California and found this 19th century painting to add to our collection. We will be filming a follow-up video to this as John did some research and was able to determine the real value of this painting....let's just say it was an exciting find! $$$ 19th Century Painting by a Flemish artist