HellCat
The HellCat is made with recycled metal from construction sites. The piece is the first of a four part work that depicts an internal battle that wages in is all
Actual size of lion
I made it
Other
Maybe
HI Joseph,
Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:
Joseph Peters (American, 20th/21st Century)
"Hell Cat,"
lifesize, from metal
PROVENANCE: collection of the artist
$1,500-2,500*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.
Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, and thank you again for using Mearto.
Do you have a website? gallery representation?
I have neither
That makes it a bit tricky to do an appraisal as there are no market comparables upon which to base an evaluation. Have you sold any of these before?
Well shoot… I have not sold one before.
I've been doing some online research to find other contemporary art metal animals and have found a few that aren't made quite like yours but may be a basis for a starting value.
https://mymodernmet.com/candice-bees-wire-animal-sculptures/
https://www.artquid.com/artwork/564634/lion-metal-art-sculpture.html (just a fraction of the size of your - possibly 1/50th the size of yours)
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/01/a-lion-made-from-4000-pieces-of-hammered-metal-by-selcuk-yilmaz/
I would recommend a conservative starting price - to test the market for this - of $1,500-2,500.
Thoughts?
Wow, I appreciate the effort. Thank you. I also appreciate the honesty but, for that kind of price I would rather donate it to a cause or just somewhere it can be seen. Also, that might help the marketability for future projects.
Understood and I think your thought to "just get it out there" will absolutely help It takes time to build a market. Best of luck!
I am the artist