A Fine Art and Personal Property Appraisal Service
We’re Bill and Anne Stamats — working artists, patrons, collectors, and consultants. Immersed in the art world for more than 35 years, we offer unique insight into the history, trends, movements, and market forces that influence value.
Your Artwork. Our Life’s Work.
Our Services
Stamats Art Appraisals values personal property for individuals, businesses, institutional collections, and estates. Though we specialize in the valuation of fine art paintings, prints, and sculptures, our services extend beyond these media and include fine antiques.
Depending on the intended use, we offer the following types of appraisals:
Appraisal Report
A highly detailed, durable legal document that specifies and supports the valuation of an object or collection based on thorough market analysis.
Restricted Appraisal
A less detailed appraisal designed for situations in which there are no intended users other than the client. Valuations may not be used for underwriting purposes.
Verbal Appraisal
When a formal written valuation is not needed, a verbal appraisal provides approximations of value. An hourly fee will be charged for this service.
For clients looking to divest fine art holdings, Stamats Art Appraisals partners with Black Earth Gallery Art Consulting to connect sellers with vetted, qualified purchasers.
Standards & Purposes
All written appraisals comply with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, IRS guidelines, and the International Society of Appraisers report protocols.
Stamats Art Appraisals provides comprehensive appraisals for charitable contributions, insurance coverage, damage and loss claims, estate tax liability, and equitable distribution.
Confidentiality
All appraisals are strictly confidential.
Who We Work With
Our clients are as varied as the artwork we examine. Typically, we serve members of the legal community, banks and financial institutions, insurance companies, and individuals.
Together, Anne and Bill are avid art collectors with interests in fine art lithographs, serigraphs, and intaglio prints; Van Briggle pottery; African and Oceanic art; Pre-Columbian art; antique barn lightning rods; and mid-century ashtrays.
More About Bill & Anne Stamats
Bill Stamats is a member of the International Society of Appraisers and follows all Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and IRS regulations.
After earning his BFA from Pratt Institute in New York, Bill completed his MA in design from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and MFA in fine art printmaking from the University of Iowa. A working artist, Bill has an extensive exhibit record and is a lifetime student of art with specialized knowledge of African art, Pre-Columbian art, fine art printmaking and photography, painting, and sculpture.
For the past 25 years, Bill has served as Executive Vice President of Stamats Communications, a marketing and marketing research firm serving the higher education, healthcare, commercial interior design, and meetings/events industries.
As owner and manager of Black Earth Gallery Art Consulting, Anne Stamats works extensively with collectors and artists throughout the Midwest. Often approached for art valuations, Anne is happy to be working with Bill and lending her expertise to fine art appraisals.
Anne is a tireless art community activist. For the past ten years, she’s coordinated Cedar Rapids’ NewBo Arts Festival and spearheaded other community-based art initiatives. She holds a BA in art from the University of Iowa and is a current member of the Linn County Visual Arts Commission.