Chuck Oberstein Clown Painting

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A couple brought in two original Chuck Oberstein clowns
on canvas and is wanting to sell them. They looked on
eBay, but the only one there has been up a long time.
I noodled around online and can see sites like artbrokerage.com
have his originals for between $2,000 and $15,000.00.

It seems to me that the best way to sell them (they'd
likely fall into the $5,000-$10,000 range) is to get to
his collectors. But how to find them? I don't know if it's
better to go through a site such as the one mentioned,
or specific galleries. What have you done in such situations?
 
This isn't one of them, but it shows the type.


oberstein_20778_1.jpg
 
THAT much for THAT????

I can't imagine having a clown staring at me from the wall of my house.

No accounting for taste.
 
Can't be of help. But I'm having a late 70's flashback, remember all the clown art?

Says on the internet that Diane Keaton and Andy Warhol is/were clown art collectors. I strongly suspect we may be between the times when clowns are a hot ticket, and it's quite possible they have joined the never-to-be-seen-again ranks of big-eyed urchins.

Personally looking at the clown stuff just now gave me the creeps, maybe that's just because I watched "Pennies from Heaven" last night.

Maybe there's a clown-art aware person here...

http://www.theclownmuseum.com/
 
Heck, I think that`s creepy........and you KNOW what I do. "Can`t sleep ,clowns will eat me"...... L.
 
Well he appears to be "listed"

I checked out Artprice -

3 auction records - auction estimates between 150.00 - 500.00. No lots sold.....
 
Thank you, Finest. Were those for originals?

The originals I found listed online were priced in
the thousands of dollars, with prints going for
what you wrote here. But I know full well that
even though something's listed at a certain price,
that doesn't mean it's flying out the door.
 
I think we are definitely in one of those "clowns are creepy" phases. I know I am and my BFF's brother and SIL are clowns and lovely people but - in costume - stay away from me!
 
:faintthud: :faintthud: :faintthud:
 
:popc:
 
I cannot even remember the last time any clown art was brought in for framing. It seems to have gone to the happy hunting ground along with Don Quixote and that hand with the flowers......
 
Farm It Out

We advise customers who want to sell art to contact auction houses.
Local auction galleries first and ultimately Sothebys and/or Christies.

They do the appraisal to establish price,and they have lists of collectors interested in specific artists. They take a commission from
buyer and seller as we understand. This way saves us a lot of research time and puts no burden on us for determining authenticity.

Tom

P.S. Clowns aren't so bad , considering how many of them there are in this world in all walks of life.
 
I framed an original Red Skelton clown painting several years ago.

He used to come into our art supply business and pick up canvas, brushes and paint when he played in town.

Quite a character!
 
Thanks for the comments, guys. :thumbsup:
 
Dave said:
I framed an original Red Skelton clown painting several years ago.

He used to come into our art supply business and pick up canvas, brushes and paint when he played in town.

Quite a character!
Click to expand...

My parents have an original Red Skelton painting they are giving me in their will, to frame. They have no room to hang it, but they don't want to let it go. I'm not in any hurry to frame it.

We met Red many years ago, when he was playing in Denver. We were at a restaurant, sitting in the "outside area", and he walked by, smiled, said hello, and walked on. What a nice person.
 
There is so much hyperbole (or better put, BS) in the art market, especially on the web -

Auction records and real gallery/show sales tell the tale as to value -

I had a poor guy in the other day trying to sell a piece he paid 7000.00 for (but he was told the original retail was 20K!!!). He was completely duped. On its merits the piece was amateurish, frankly awful. Research into the artist showed only dubious web "art broker" references and a major BS resume (his work hangs in the Vatican!!!!???). NOT - No major auction sales, no recognized gallery connections, no important professional associations.

Of course I didn't tell him - but I wouldn't wallpaper a latrine with that canvas.

CAVEAT EMPTOR, always -
 
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