Annoted catalogs are essential reference works for the appraisal, authentication, and attribution of artworks.
They provide an exhaustive inventory and analysis of an artist's works based on documentary research, archives, provenance, and stylistic comparisons.
The publication of catalogues raisonnés is part of an art expert's approach, aimed at establishing reliable bodies of work, legitimizing works, and serving as a reference for collectors, institutions, art historians and auction houses.