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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 9584730, member: 37&quot;]Davenport&#039;s was always the go-to bible as to whether or not an artist is listed.&nbsp; It combines auction records and artist scholarly references such as Who&#039;s Who. I am not familiar with Gordon&#039;s.&nbsp; Benezit was always the primary reference for European artists. I am not sure that any of these are still published in book form.&nbsp; When I first started buying art seriously in the late 80s, I bit the bullet and bought Davenport&#039;s.&nbsp; Never regretted it and still use my old copy in conjunction with on-line resources.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Today, the matter of whether or not an artist is listed is a little less clear.&nbsp; Mere mention on-line will sometimes trigger a seller to say that a work they have is by a listed artist.&nbsp; My criteria would be a little more rigorous.&nbsp; Multiple auction records reported by serious sources is a good one.&nbsp; Some on-line resources are better than others.&nbsp; Artprice.com seems to be one of the most comprehensive.&nbsp; Even so, I often find it incomplete, with some artists listed elsewhere not included. One very popular site is more American-centric and subscriber driven than I am comfortable with.&nbsp; I have yet to subcribe to any of the on-line services and find that by using multiple sites and general research, I can generally glean the information I am seeking.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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