Lynne Baer

Lynne Baer Fine Art Appraiser and Advisor Providing expertise in fine art appraising and advising to public entities including cities, museums, and foundations, tax and estate attorneys, corporations, developers and private clients for over thirty years. Expertise based on ongoing research and involvement in the National and Bay Area art world and markets with a commitment to producing successful results. Fine Art Appraiser 1988 – Present * Research, market analysis and written appraisal reports for modern and contemporary fine arts including paintings, drawings, editioned prints, modern photography, sculpture and ceramics with expertise in commissioned publicly placed art works. *Formal documents and valuations prepared for IRS charitable donations and estate tax purposes, insurance policies, estate planning, damage/loss claims, civil litigation, and specialized research projects. *Selected artists appraised, range from Pablo Picasso, Edouard Vuillard, Constantin Brancusi, Philip Guston, Helen Frankenthaler, Joan Mitchell, Wayne Thiebaud, Richard Diebenkorn, to Jean Michel Basquiat, Mark Bradford, Anselm Kiefer, Hiroshi Sugimoto, and local artists such as Ruth Asawa, Nathan Olivera, Jim Campbell, and Barry McGee. *Public works have included murals by Diego Riveira, Millard Sheets, and sculptures by Ruth Asawa, George Rickey, Joan Brown, Andy Goldsworthy, Jim Dine, and Fletcher Benton. *Clients include the cities of San Francisco, San Jose, and Seattle, private clients, major collectors, art galleries, artists, and estates. *IRS charitable donations for private clients for works going to major institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art, NY, Whitney Museum of American Art, NY, Tate Museum, London, The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Berkeley Art Museum, San Jose Museum, the Seattle Art Museum, and San Jose Museum of Art. *The names of collectors, artists, estates and galleries are confidential and are available upon request. Art Advisor for Public and Private Spaces 1988 - Present *Create exhibitions and programs for public spaces, including site-specific commissions and installations, acquisitions and educational programs for all age groups in cities, medical facilities, corporations, foundations, and educational institutions. *Work with clients to form collections of Contemporary and 19 th and 20 th Century paintings and sculpture, including buying and selling, managing collections, and conducting research. Employment Experience 1983-1988 Butterfield and Butterfield Auctioneers And Appraisers, San Francisco, CA; 1983-1988 Director, Fine Arts Department and Museum Services, 1987-1988 Assistant Director, Painting Department, 1983-1986 *Directed a department with an annual gross of over six million dollars. Supervised a staff of eight in all aspects of the auction process including: appraising paintings, prints, and photographs; soliciting works for auction; producing auction catalogues; desi...[truncated]