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The Nepenthe Gallery team.
Get ready for a fun evening Thursday, Jan. 15 from 6-7:30 p.m. at Nepenthe's "ART + WINE + CHEESE: Fine Art Appraising: What is it Worth?" presented by Nepenthe Gallery, at Hollin Hall Shopping Center, 7918 Fort Hunt Road.
Fine Arts Appraiser Jeff Trafidlo will discuss the value of an artist’s work depends on several determining factors. These factors are crucial for an accurate evaluation. The art appraiser must exercise due diligence when conducting their research, as the value of an artwork by the same artist can vary significantly depending on the specific piece and current market conditions.
Beginning in 2026, Nepenthe Gallery now offers Fine Art Appraisals through a partnership with Jeff Trafidlo. Jeff will explain these various and varying factors by comparing several artworks to illustrate how value is determined.
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Nepenthe Gallery now offers Fine Art Appraisals through our partnership with Jeff Trafidlo.
The gallery's name, “Nepenthe” is a Greek term that broadly translates to “….a place of no sorrow.”
Here's a little bit more about the gallery, from its website:
Our family has treasured this word for decades, from the 1960’s when Carrie’s parents visited the wondrous restaurant in Big Sur named “Nepenthe,” to the early 1990’s when “Nepenthe” was our buzz word while wedding planning and prompt for all frustrated parties to immediately retreat and calm down, to the later 1990’s when Carrie’s dad named his boat “Nepenthe” and did not allow whining or crying on deck.
Today, we are delighted to bring NEPENTHE GALLERY to our beloved and dynamic community. Our art gallery features works from a wide range of artists–local artists whom we know and love, artists from other parts of the USA and around the world, and artists–living and deceased–whose works are critically acclaimed. We are honored to hang works from our family’s private collection of 19th century and early 20th century American art and offer gallery talks for those masterpieces. We offer a rotating selection of iconic, fun and familiar prints and neon images, as well as various sculptures, objects and Nepenthe Gallery merchandise. We have a frame shop on-sight with a vast variety of custom frames and we specialize in custom mirrors, too.
Every Thursday from 6-7:30 pm we host an ART + WINE + CHEESE event that highlights an artwork, artist or special guest or genre.
We are proud to continue our family’s tradition, and we present “Nepenthe Gallery” to the Hollin Hall community in Alexandria, VA to serve as a respite from the outside world, and a place to enjoy the creative works inside.
