Well the first question is who is Paul N. Norton?
"Paul N. Norton (February 15, 1909 in Moline, Illinois – 1984) was an American artist. The son of a railway clerk, Norton painted more than 500 watercolors in his career, and also created many memorable logos for companies such as Dairy Queen, Pella Windows, and others. His paintings can be found hanging in the White House, U.S. Capitol, the Iowa Governor's Mansion, and Tahoma Vista Village among others."
Recently it seems there is a spike in number of people trying to figure out how much Paul N. Norton's artworks worth. And there seems to be a lot of art prints floating around. As with any art it is only worth what people are willing to pay for it, but I did some research and here is what I found out. Disclaimer: This is a guideline and personal opinion only – this is not a proof or solid fact, so use it wisely.
I will not mention all the sources that I had to researched over the years for one simple reason, there are too many and not all of them look very reliable. The feeling I got from my research is this:
High quality art print on watercolor paper can range from $50.00 to $500.00. The price is based on how rare the print is and this is including the frame. I have not yet come across artwork that is not a watercolor so I would say as long as it is a watercolor it and it is an original it can probably go as high as $5000.00.
Limited edition prints will fetch more, but again I haven't seen or heard about any of them. However, there are many high quality prints on watercolor paper and the most common question is "Do I have an original or a copy". Most of the prints have brown protective paper glued to the back, but an easy way to determine if it is an original or a print is to use a magnifying glass. If you see dots it is not an original. Watercolor paint is absorbed by the paper and sometimes even 'bleeds' through it if a lot is used, so dots or sharp end at the edges is a good indication that you are dealing with a high quality print rather than original.
Please do not e-mail or call me to find out how much your Paul N. Norton art worth. You can post a comment here and I'll reply. If you have sold an original or art print please share you experience here – solid figures are appreciated.
In the end the best advice is – contact your local art gallery and they should be able to give you an estimate, if not then you are working with the wrong gallery.
My Paul N. Norton watercolor print for sale.
Sincerely,
Mikhail Onanov
Artist
10 comments:
My boyfriend and I were browsing through goodwill when we stumbled across a beautiful watercolor and so we bought it for $6.99 and then we researched the artist (Paul N. Norton) and then took the watercolor to a local art store and the lady told us it was definitely an original. It is of the Union Station in Tacoma, WA which seems to be uncommon because I can't find anything about this painting.
have a painting by paul n norton named misty morn at mystic. how much is it worth?
I think I have an original watercolor painting 0f the "OLD CAPITAL" University of Iowa.It has the brown paper on the back of the wooden frame.Does the University of Iowa have a web site.This is a Paul N.Norton watercolor.
Hi, I have a Paul N. Norton signed watercolor that was here in the house when we bought it. It's entitled "Lake Union Waterfront, Seattle Washington" and is signed by Paul. It appears to be a scene of houseboats and sailboats on a dock. There is no frame, as it was thumbtacked on the wall in the basement. There are two splotches of some dark brown liquid on it, unfortunately. Anybody interested? Thanks, Bernie in Ballard at bernieb3@comcast.net
I have a Paul N. Norton print of a River Boat on the back of boat is printed " G amer W.J. Qunnlan" Port of Chicago. I will sell for $500.00 contact: John Taylor lesutu@gmail.com
Erica,
I too have a Paul Norton water color entitled "Union Station, Tacoma, Wa." I believe it to be a print on water color paper even though there are no 'dots' indicative of reproductions.
HAVE THREE ORIGINAL FRAMED AND SIGNED WATERCOLORS BY PAUL N. NORTON AND WOULD LIKE TO SELL THE COLLECTION PLEASE CONTACT ME AT RICKSCHWEIHS@YAHOO.COM
Is the original water color, 'Seaport Street, Mystic,CN' by Paul N. Norton accounted for? I don't see any dots on the one I'm looking at, but I gather from the other postings the prints done on water color paper don't look like prints. This one is in a wooden frame, brown paper glued on the back, and the stamp of the framer, "THE PICTURE FRAME MAKER" 160 SAXER AVENUE SPRINGFIELD, PA. I would just like to know if the original of this painting is not accounted for, then there's a possibility this may be the original.
brenda_holt11@yahoo.com
I have what I think are original watercolors from Paul N. Norton: Tacoma's Union Station; Lake Union Seattle; and Pioneer Square Seattle. All signed. I just took them out of a dusty box where my mom had them before she died. I figured they've been in my family for 46 years. Until I looked him up, I didn't know a thing about him. I cleaned them up and put them in frames and put them up on my walls.
I have a print of a watercolor by Paul N. Norton titled "Quarters One" R. I Arsenal. The printing is dated 1976. I am wondering if it is worth.
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