Working with Art Fortune LLC and owner Elena Kohn was an absolute pleasure. Elena is truly a gem in the art world. She went far above and beyond expectations in helping my friend and me appraise five African art pieces from our collection. Her professionalism and passion shined through every step of the process. She is overflowing with knowledge, yet still took the time to research for hours to fully understand the significance of the artist and the collection. I was impressed not only by her expertise but also by her genuine dedication to accuracy and detail. What really stood out was her kindness and willingness to help beyond the appraisal itself--she even provided us with trusted resources to get our paintings properly insured. That level of care and thoughtfulness is rare to find. I will absolutely continue to use her services in the future and highly recommend anyone looking for art information, guidance, or appraisals to contact Elena at Art Fortune LLC. She delivers exceptional work and makes the entire experience enjoyable and stress-free. read more

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Working with Art Fortune LLC and owner Elena Kohn was an absolute pleasure. Elena is truly a gem in the art world. She went far above and beyond expectations in helping my friend and me appraise five African art pieces from our collection. Her professionalism and passion shined through every step of the process. She is overflowing with knowledge, yet still took the time to research for hours to fully understand the significance of the artist and the collection. I was impressed not only by her expertise but also by her genuine dedication to accuracy and detail. What really stood out was her kindness and willingness to help beyond the appraisal itself--she even provided us with trusted resources to get our paintings properly insured. That level of care and thoughtfulness is rare to find. I will absolutely continue to use her services in the future and highly recommend anyone looking for art information, guidance, or appraisals to contact Elena at Art Fortune LLC. She delivers exceptional work and makes the entire experience enjoyable and stress-free. read more

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The appraisal cost was a bit of sticker shock. And even though the appraisal was extensive. In the end, it turned out to be rather inaccurate as the artwork was way over-valued for what it was actually worth. I'm disappointed that it didn't reflect the true value of the artwork in an auction our private sale setting. read more

I had asked about a picture that I had to try to find out if it was an original artwork by an artist from Arizona. I was quickly contacted by Art Fortune and was given some very helpful information about my peace as well as some suggestions of where to go if I wanted to sell it. I was impressed with the woman's kindness and ability to appraise just one piece of art for free. Her knowledge of the painter added to some of the knowledge that I had read online. Thank you so much. It was wonderful to find out that I had an original work of art read more

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Elena was a great help!! She was quick to get back to me and helped me find a place to sell a painting when I didn't have any luck anywhere else read more

We contacted Elena with hopes that she could help us get information about an item we are giving as a wedding gift. Within 48 hours she came through with flying colors! Terrific written appraisal effort. It would be unfair to expect that kind of turnaround all the time, but she understood our urgent need, and dealt with it with courtesy and professionalism. Thank you Elena. If we could give you six stars, we would! read more

I recently acquired, at auction, a totem carved by Chief Lelooska of the Kwakiutl tribe. I wasn't sure who could appraise this art piece in Arizona. ArtFortune was recommended by the auction house. I was not disappointed with their expertise and professional appraisal! I would highly recommend ArtFortune for any Northwest Native art! read more

I recently received a piece of art that I knew nothing about; I contacted Elena she was more than helpful. I had a very detailed appraisal Within days. Elena is in the process of helping me find an auction house to sell the piece. I would highly recommend Elena, I would use her again in a heartbeat. read more

I called Ellena, I had inherited some artwork and I wanted to find out if it had any value. Elena was kind enough 2 look at some pictures with the signature and tell me if it was valuable or not without charging me $0.01! What a lovely lady I haven't heard back from her yet so stay tuned. This lady is a GEM!!! ELLENA had great news for me! She is a very generous lady, my recommendation before you go anywhere else call here! She is a GEM! read more

We have used her several times to appraise unique pieces of Art. She has been very responsive and quick with her appraisal and has connected us with the sources to sell our pieces. read more

OK-just like most of us we turn to YELP or search for a business that can solve our problem. Often we end up with dead ends but not in this case. ELENA of Art Fortune is an indispensable to us after we had a flood in our home. We had water damage on vintage art items from our travels and Art Fortune was the right call. It took a week or so but we received our appraisal and submitted to our insurance company. Without hesitation they accepted the appraisal. She is professional, courteous and well informed. She is just a dear to work with and will always call you back. read more

Elena was fantastic. Called her for her service regarding an appraisal of some fine art items of a dear friend that recently passed. not only was she immediately responsive, but unbelievably compassionate, and did a fantastic job. I'll be looking to use her for other services down the road. read more

Elena is Amazing!! Having been a long time customer of mine I realized quickly how intelligent and investigative she is! She's also very fun.... and someone you can TRUST!! I enjoy every minute I spend with her. read more

I appreciate the dedication and professionalism of Elena at Art Fortune. An appraisal is only as good as the research and information that it is derived from. I know and trust that Elena will take the time to fully research the pertinent aspects to create the best valuation possible. If you are looking for a current realistic evaluation of an asset then look no Further! read more

I called ArtFortune to appease the picture that have been given me as a gift. Elena completed her report within 48 hours. Her expertise and work ethic are amazing. I am planing working with her in the future. read more

I would highly recommend Elena and her services. She takes her time and provides very thorough research. I am pleased with her communication and she makes you feel like you are her only client. I have used her twice now and will be seeing her services again. read more

Elena has been incredibly helpful and worked overtime to make sure that I got my appraisals done as quickly as possible.

Elena Kohn completely misrepresented herself. She claimed she would come out only would if my intention was to sell my items which I was, she took photos and did appraisals, at a huge price I might add. She claimed she would then help me sell the pieces, both paintings and jewelry. I paid for the appraisals, had to text her to get them. I was appalled at the poor quality of the appraisals. They are more resumes than appraisals. I took better pictures on my phone. NO photos of any certifications that I had with the paintings, only one photo per. The jewelry photos are so bad you can't identify the jewels. The jewelry was not weighed nor measured. Appraisals I've had in the past were very detailed. These are completely unacceptable but of course one has to pay before she starts. When she delivered the appraisals she basically said the opposite about helping sell them. "I'll text you a few places later." She did a day later but only for the paintings, which her company claims to deal with this particular artist for auctions. Nothing was given to help with the jewelry. I only hired this company because she claimed she would help thru the entire process. My advice, look elsewhere if you need appraisals or help selling any of your precious items. ALF April 2022 read more

I have actually sent a few people I know to Elena over the years and they have given me some great feedback on her work. My mother is in her mid 80s and Elena was extremely helpful with helping appraise some of her artwork and antiques and finding a buyer. My Mom is quite stubborn to say the least, but Elena had the right touch by being very knowledgable and diplomatic with her in the process. I highly recommend her services. read more

While Elaina was very nice and answered many questions from us, the rest of our experience was disappointing at best. With a collection of fine art that originally cost in the hundred-thousands of dollars, we paid thousands to have her appraisal services on this collection. Her fair market value seemed reasonable based on the cost of said collection. After paying several thousand dollars for her to put a small Appraisal Report together (mostly containing information about her experience) on each piece, we were under the expectation that she would be looking for art brokers, individuals etc. to sell this collection to. In fact, it was our understanding she would work hard to find buyers for some or all of the pieces and that is one of the reasons we chose her. We received only two calls from her over a few months (that we are aware of) that she was going to talk to two people and then never heard from her again. We decided that we needed to move our art, so opted to have an art dealer sell for us. We received roughly 15% (maybe 20% on some pieces) of what she had appraised them at fair market value. We do understand art can be very finicky, and market demand determines value. But we were very surprised to find out the value of the art was exceptionally less than she appraised it for. Again, our face to face experience was great. Elena is kind and polite, she seemed to be knowledgeable about some of the pieces we had. She had to take some time to look up a few things while we were together. We just would have appreciated a more accurate overview of what we had. read more

Elena is wonderful. She researches every aspect for the appraisal and explains the difference in the types of appraisals that she can provide. I have recommended her to the clients who have needed appraisals for a household of items or a few items. Her appraisals are detailed and researched. read more