Monday, April 23, 2026
12:00 pm-1:00 pm PST
Aubrey Catrone, founder of Proper Provenance, LLC will host a webinar that explores the intricacies of provenance and the role it continues to play in the art market. This webinar will break down the fundamentals of provenance research: what it is, what it is not, and why it plays a critical role in determining whether a work of art is marketable. Beyond theory, we will examine real-world case studies illustrating how incomplete documentation or ownership histories can impact an artwork’s life in the marketplace.
Attendees will also have the opportunity to submit questions in advance. Selected questions will be incorporated directly into the presentation, ensuring that the discussion addresses real concerns facing today’s art market and valuation professionals.
- Understand the intricacies of provenance research and the critical role it plays in the art market
- Explore practical examples of how documentation gaps impact sales, valuation, and due diligence
- Discuss evolving research tools, their limitations, and best practices for defensible appraisal conclusions
More about Aubrey Catrone
Aubrey is an art historian, appraiser, and provenance researcher. She earned an MA in History of Art from University College London, specializing in the documented histories of art objects. With an art gallery and academic research background, Catrone founded Proper Provenance, LLC to provide her clients with the tools, not only to historically contextualize art but also to shed light on attribution and legal title within the international art market.
Catrone has researched artworks including paintings, artefacts, works on paper, prints, and sculptures spanning the fourth century B.C.E. to the twenty-first century C.E. She has dedicated her career to archival and historical research, editing, and writing, while simultaneously generating expert knowledge in the field of art crime and cultural heritage protection.
Catrone holds two postgraduate certifications: the Association for Research into Crimes Against Art’s (ARCA) “Art Crime and Cultural Heritage Protection” (2015) as well as ARCA and The Holocaust Art Restitution Project’s (HARP) “Provenance and the Challenges of Recovering Looted Assets” (2017). She has also appeared as a guest expert on the History Channel and published her scholarship in a variety of publications including RICS Journals and the Journal of Art Crime.
Aubrey is an Accredited Member of the Appraisers Association of America with a Specialization in Impressionist & Modern Art.