Art appraisals, estates, damage, conservation
Background and qualifications
Art-historical research, practical painting conservation and art-market experience shape Dr. Mayme Neher’s work.
Dr. Mayme Neher
Considering art history, condition and value together
A signature, an old label or an earlier restoration can matter when assessing a work. Dr. Mayme Neher considers these clues in relation to your question: would you like to preserve, value, buy or sell a work?
Education and professional experience
Art History, Islamic Art History and Christian Archaeology at the universities of Bonn and Munich.
Doctorate under Prof. Dr. Eduard Trier at the University of Bonn. Dissertation on Hubert Salentin and poetic genre painting in the Düsseldorf School.
Internships at Van Ham auction house in Cologne.
Practical training in painting conservation with a Cologne conservator who had previously worked at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich and the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum in Cologne.
Work as a painting conservator in a Cologne conservation studio.
Freelance advice on European art in the Villa Grisebach context, Berlin.
Independent art historian and painting conservator with a studio on Luisenplatz.
Own studio with conservation, appraisal and art-intermediary work.
Freelance teaching at Museum Folkwang Essen, focusing on European painting.
Representation and expertise in paintings, drawings and prints in the context of the Berlin auction house Bassenge.
Own studio for appraisals, conservation, estates, market valuation and art advisory.
Research and publication
Research on Hubert Salentin
Mayme Neher: Hubert Salentin. Der Poet der Düsseldorfer Malerschule (2008). Lempertz cites the monograph in its literature for auction 1209, lot 1714.
Lempertz · 1209 / 1714Areas of work
- European painting; the Düsseldorf School and Hubert Salentin
- Paintings, watercolours, drawings and prints
- Painting conservation and condition assessment
- Expert opinions, written appraisals, market analysis and insurance values
- Specialist assessment in legal and insurance matters
- Art in estates, collections, and purchase and sale advice
Hubert Salentin: research and literature
Where can the Salentin publication be checked?
Lempertz cites Mayme Neher’s 2008 Salentin monograph in the literature for several auction lots. The linked catalogue entries provide independently accessible bibliographic references.
Does a literature reference establish another work’s attribution?
No. A catalogue or literature reference belongs to its particular context. A new enquiry requires separate examination of the work, provenance, condition and records. A photo enquiry or similarity to a reference is not a confirmed attribution.
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