Dear John Salerno,

Thank you for your appraisal submission. The work is a contemporary acrylic painting on canvas by Jeanne Bessette (American, 20th/21st century). It depicts a shadow-like figure with indistinguishable features, wearing a red, wide-brim hat. The figure stands in front of a picket fence backed by a color-gradient background. The painting is signed to the lower right. Information provided suggests the title of this work to be "Playing Dress Up," but there are no images of documentation or inscriptions to confirm. The work appears to be in good condition, but would require more images or physical examination to confirm.

Jeanne Bessette is a North Carolina-based artist. Her work is highly documented online, and she was featured in "Artists to Watch" in a 2011 issue of Art Business News Magazine. Despite this extensive documentation, Bessette does not have much of a secondary market record with only a single sale listed publicly online. Most of Bessette's sales are managed directly through the artist's website, however, commercial sales prices are higher than conservative secondary market estimates. To estimate the Fair Market Value of this work, we considered the 2023 secondary market sale of Bessette's work, as well as commercial prices of her paintings of a similar style. The Fair Market Value of this painting is estimated between $200 and $500.

Thank you for your appraisal submission.

Kind regards,
Charlotte B.