RON: I got this
painting for you. It's a Jim Daly painting. RICK: That's
really, really cool. You know, if my dad lost,
like, 40 or 50 pounds and grew a mustache, he'd
look a lot like that probably. RICHARD: Jump off
a bridge, Ricky. RON: I definitely respect
Jim Daly as an artist. The reason I'm selling
this painting today is, I started my own business. And the economy being
the way it is, you know, you kind of got to
do what you gotta do. Today, I'm hoping
to get $13,000. The least I'm willing
to take is $7,500. Where did you get it? My dad was a mover. Guy decides to tip him
out with this painting. RICK: This was a tip? Wow. Jim Daly is a
contemporary artist. He's pretty popular. Some of his stuff does
go for decent money. He paints Western themed things,
farm scenes, things like that. It's well-painted. The hands look
really, really good. You can always tell a
really good artist is if he can do hands correctly. Another thing I like about
him, he's not a pop artist. You can look at, like, pop
artists from, like, the '90s, and you're just going
like, it's so '90s. RON: Yeah. RICK: Things like this, they
hold their value a lot better. Is this a print or a painting? It's a painting. I mean, there's a-- on the
back, you've got his thumbprint and his signature on it. RICK: "Master
Prints Filed With." OK, that's what scares me
because it's on canvas, but they got some
incredible printing technologies right now. They can print what looks
like a painting on canvas. Jim Daly is a big name
in contemporary art. His items are in museums
all over the country. But last thing I need is to
shell out money on something that's just a print. You've got dollar figure? I was thinking $13,000. OK, my big concern is it
just might be a print, OK? I have a friend who
owns an art gallery, and I think he's
actually still here. He was down here looking
at some other stuff for me, so let's lay this
down real quick. Let me go find him. RON: OK. RICK: Printing technology
has gotten so advanced, unless you have a trained eye,
you can't tell the difference between a painting and a print. That's why I like
to get an expert opinion when there's any doubt. Hey, Brett. You want to come
down here real quick? BRETT: Yeah. Oh, sure. RICK: We have a Jim
Daly print or painting. BRETT: OK. You know, the
closer I look at it, it looks like it's some sort
of fancy printing technique. I mean, if you look at the
back, you'll see that it says, "Master Prints Filed With." BRETT: Mm-hmm. Now do you know
much about Jim Daly? RON: Not really. BRETT: OK. Jim is a contemporary artist. I think he's still
living and painting. He really concentrated
a lot on early images of America pre-World
War II, just lots of real vintage Americana. And again, very
technically proficient. Let me take a closer look at it. OK. Can we lay it down? Jim Daly really does a good job
evoking a sense of nostalgia. You want the viewer
to be able to input their own lives into the scene. And I think that's what
he does really well. RICK: I've seen printing
on canvas before, and I don't see the brush
strokes like I should. BRETT: Well, a lot of artists
worked with a heavy palette. He never really did that. He had a lot of smooth contours,
very much graphic in style. I'm going to flip it over. Well, I'm just looking here. You can see areas
where the paint's kind of run off the edge. Now, Mr. Daly got his
start with a company called Aaron Brothers, which
actually is a pretty prominent frame company. They do a lot of custom
framing and some fine art throughout the country. And he was one of
their original artists. I believe what this is, is
just some sort of registry. Because they did publish
a lot of his pieces. RICK: So, tell me is this a
print, or is this a painting? This is an original. I think it's a one of a kind. RICK: OK. BRETT: You see quite a
few areas on the canvas where the paint has wrapped
around, which indicates to me that that's an original. It's a vintage piece. It's a nice example of an
established artist work. Plus, I kind of get
the feeling that Rick really likes the work, which
is the most important thing. All right, so what's it worth,
and what's the market like? In a retail fine art
gallery for a piece this size and quality and condition,
you'd probably be looking at about $10,000 to $15,000. RON: Really? BRETT: Mm-hmm. RON: It's good to hear. BRETT: It's a beautiful piece.
- Thanks, man. I appreciate it.
- Absolutely. I'll get back to
work over there. Nice to meet you.
RON: Thank you, Brett. All right, good luck. Thank you. RICK: So, how much do you
realistically want for it? Realistically, I want 13. How does it feel to want? Um, start at 10. No, I can't. I will give you 6,000 bucks. You can do 8.5? No, I can do 6. A very small portion
of the population can afford to spend $8,000
to $10,000 on a painting, OK? This is going to hang
around for anywhere from one day to five years. But it's a
one-of-a-kind piece. Yeah, and I have lots of
those all over this place. Could you do 7.5? I'll go $6,500. $6,500. $6,500. Deal, man. Cool. Definitely gave me
a tough negotiation. I did go under what I
actually came here for. But you know what? This will definitely help
me out in my new business.
