Expert in Fine Art and Appraisals

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

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Mary Peck is an art advisor and appraiser with over 25 years of experience in the international art market. She specializes in modern and contemporary (19th-21st century) art in a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, works on paper, prints and multiples, and photography. Mary graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in History of Art. As an expert witness, Mary has testified as a contemporary art expert and appraiser in cases related to insurance claims and copyright infringement. Mary is a Certified Member of the Appraisers Association of America (“AAA”) in the area of Post-War, Contemporary and Emerging Art and Accredited in the area of Impressionist and Modern Art. She has been a member in good standing of the AAA since 2012. Mary is considered a “qualified appraiser” as defined by the IRS for the purposes of estate tax and charitable donation appraisals and is USPAP (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice) compliant through January 2025. Mary founded Mary Peck Art Advisory, LLC in 2008 and has worked with private collectors, foundations, corporate collections, institutions, and art investment funds. She provides personalized advisory services for the development, management and dispersal of fine art collections. Between 1994-2007, Mary worked for Christie’s, New York, where she was a Specialist and Vice President and served as the Sale Head of the bi-annual Post-War and Contemporary Day Sale for seven years. Ms. Peck also specialized in Impressionist and Modern art and contemporary prints. In 2010, Ms. Peck moved to her hometown of Denver, Colorado where she worked for the Denver Art Museum as the Manager of Annual Giving while continuing to advise clients. In 2012, Ms. Peck returned to art consulting and appraising full-time. Ms. Peck has conducted appraisals for the Aspen Art Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, in addition to numerous private, corporate, and institutional clients. She has also appraised artwork donated to: Art Institute of Chicago, Crocker Art Museum, Dallas Museum of Art, Denver Art Museum, Harvard University, High Museum of Art, Joslyn Art Museum, Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Walker Art Center, and Yale University Art Gallery among others.