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About Marianne Berardi PhD
Dr. Marianne Berardi is an historian of Dutch 17th-century painting and 20th-century American art. She earned her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, and served for five years as director of the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art in St. Joseph, Missouri. She co-headed the painting department at Ewolfs.com Fine Arts Auctioneers, and from 2001 to 2004 served as Director of the Cleveland Artists Foundation. She has curated many exhibitions, authored the first catalogue for the Union Club of Cleveland's collection, and has taught at numerous universities.
About Heritage Auctions
Knowing that an average lot can sell in about 20 seconds during a live auction, Heritage Auctions offers a new way of bidding that benefits both the consigner and the collector, allowing more bids to be made and more time to consider bids. The undisputed online industry leader, Heritage Auctions features a novel tool called the Interactive Internet bidding system. Interactive Internet creates a virtual auction house that makes lots available weeks before they go to live auction, allowing Heritage Auctions' bidders around the world to view lots and drive prices before the live auction occurs. High bidders are immediately notified via e-mail when they are outbid and those following the auction on Heritage Auctions' website are given the current high bid and prompted to bid higher.
When a lot at Heritage Auctions goes to live auction, high bidders online are invited to participate over the phone. In addition, the HERITAGE Live! system, Heritage Auctions' other web-based bidding system, allows collectors around the world to participate in live Internet auctions. With no travel expenses, online bidders have a lengthy history of winning the lot. Heritage Auctions' dual online bidding system allows collectors around the world to build their collections while increasing realized prices for consignors.