Dresden – How wrong art experts can be. In the program “Bares for Rares Austria” on Servus TV, they completely misjudged the famous Dresden painter Ferdinand von Rayski (1806 – 1890).
A municipal employee from Lower Austria brought von Rayski’s oil painting “Wild Rabbits in the Grass” (73 × 60.5 cm) for an appraisal. TV expert Prof. Erich Tromayer (74), who was once a sworn and court-certified expert, valued the painting at 500 to 600 euros and criticized the lousy condition.
The “Wild Rabbits in the Grass” ended up being auctioned for 80 times the TV estimate
In the end, a TV retailer scammed the painting from the owner for 550 euros in cash.
And after that, a miraculous increase in value began. The dealer sold the rabbits to a colleague for 2000 euros. He had them auctioned off in Vienna. Proceeds: 43,520 euros!
Rayski expert Stefan Günther (64) from the “Art Auction House Günther” to BILD: “The appraiser was wrong. Paintings by the painter von Rayski achieve significantly more.”
