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 19th and 20th 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;
designing the advertising and marketing strategy; and working with collectors, dealers and museum staff.
*Created and developed new areas of specialty auctions, such as California Painting and Contemporary Paintings and Sculpture.
*Appraised American and European paintings and sculpture of the 19th and 20th Centuries for auction and insurance purposes.
*Engaged with the public for the solicitation and selling of art at auction.
Education
University of California, Davis: M.A. Art History, 1983
Thesis: "William Gropper^s Construction of a Dam: Case Study of a Mural"
University of California, Berkeley: B.A. Art History, 1976 and B.A. English Literature, 1970 graduated with honors
Continuing Education
American Society of Appraisers seminars and webinars include “Advanced Topics of Charitable Contributions”, 11/07/18
Jewish Community Federation, San Francisco, Seminar on Charitable Donation Tax laws, 2019, 4/24/19
Professional and Volunteer Affiliations
American Society of Appraisers, 1996 - present
826 Valencia volunteer tutor, San Francisco, 2018 – present
SFMOMA, Modern Art Council, chair, Art Sandwiched In, 1996- 2000; Foto Forum, 2011
Magnes Museum, San Francisco and Berkeley, CA, Board of Trustees, 1992 - 2006
Alameda County Public Art Advisory Committee, 1996-99
Capp Street Project, San Francisco, CA, Board of Trustees, 1994-1997
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