Get a Lessing Certificate of Authenticity for your painting (COA) for your Lessing drawing.

For all your Lessing artworks you need a Certificate of Authenticity (COA) in order to sell, to insure or to donate for a tax deduction.

Getting a Lessing Certificate of Authenticity (COA) is easy. Just send us photos and dimensions and tell us what you know about the origin or history of your Lessing painting or drawing.

If you want to sell your Lessing painting or drawing use our selling services. We offer Lessing selling help, selling advice, private treaty sales and full brokerage.

We have been authenticating Lessing and issuing certificates of authenticity since 2002. We are recognized Lessing experts and Lessing certified appraisers. We issue COAs and appraisals for all Lessing artworks.

Our Lessing paintings and drawings authentications are accepted and respected worldwide.

Each COA is backed by in-depth research and analysis authentication reports.

The Lessing certificates of authenticity we issue are based on solid, reliable and fully referenced art investigations, authentication research, analytical work and forensic studies.

We are available to examine your Lessing painting or drawing anywhere in the world.

You will generally receive your certificates of authenticity and authentication report within two weeks. Some complicated cases with difficult to research Lessing paintings or drawings take longer.

Our clients include Lessing collectors, investors, tax authorities, insurance adjusters, appraisers, valuers, auctioneers, Federal agencies and many law firms.

We perform Karl Friedrich Lessing art authentication, appraisal, certificates of authenticity (COA), analysis, research, scientific tests, full art authentications. We will help you sell your Karl Friedrich Lessing or we will sell it for you.

Karl Friedrich Lessing was a German historical and landscape painter, grandnephew of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. He was born near Breslau, February 15, 1808, and was a pupil of Dähling at the Berlin Academy. He first devoted himself to landscape and in 1826 obtained a prize with his “Cemetery in Ruins.” He accompanied Schadow to Düsseldorf, where he continued his studies, devoting himself to historical paintings. In 1830, when Schadow went to Italy, Lessing occupied his place as director of the academy, exercising great influence on the Düsseldorf school. His picture “Das trauernde Königspaar” (Mourning Royal Couple) brought him great popularity. In 1837 he received a gold medal at Paris; he was a member of the Berlin Academy and was the recipient of several orders. In 1858 he was appointed director of the gallery at Karlsruhe, where he continued his activity as a painter until his death, January 4, 1880.

Still wondering about a 19th century German painting in your family collection? Contact us…it could be by Karl Friedrich Lessing.