Robert William Word (1889 to 1979) was an extremely popular English artist who is regarded as America’s best landscape painter. Most of his original works are held in private collections now and are extremely valuable; in cases over one million dollars.
He is known for the massive amount of reproductions that were made based on his work. A reproduction will only fetch around $50, but any original signed painting, depending on size and format, could be worth anything from $1,000 right through to $40,000.
You will, of course, need an appraisal to validate the work and confirm it is genuine. www.robertwood.net/signatures.html lists the signatures Word used most; this should help give an indication of legitimacy. This is no substitute for an appraisal though as a good forgery will have a good signature.
He is known for the massive amount of reproductions that were made based on his work. A reproduction will only fetch around $50, but any original signed painting, depending on size and format, could be worth anything from $1,000 right through to $40,000.
You will, of course, need an appraisal to validate the work and confirm it is genuine. www.robertwood.net/signatures.html lists the signatures Word used most; this should help give an indication of legitimacy. This is no substitute for an appraisal though as a good forgery will have a good signature.