How Object ID Helps Manage Your Collection
Object ID is the international documentation standard for identifying cultural objects and is an indispensable tool for managing your art collection.
From Purchasing Artwork
Why Collect When Life Changes
What happens when you engage with art from a place of certainty is a collection that merely confirms your perspective. During periods of personal growth, however, a collection can gain focus and take a surprising turn.
What an Artist’s Body of Work Says about Collectibility
The artist who makes "one-offs," who one day slides from noir realism to colorful abstract expressionism, is a tough artist to contextualize and an even tougher one for a collector to categorize.
From Purchasing Artwork
What Makes a Good Art Dealer?
Dealers represent artists with the intention of fostering and growing their careers. The manner and level of engagement in which this is done is as varied as one can imagine.
From Preparing to Collect
Why Train Your Eye to See Like an Art Professional?
Whether the work under examination is a copy of a painting, print or other medium, it is unlikely to read with as much gusto in your space as the original. Don't risk letting your interiors fall flat. Do risk investing in original art.
What Details to Record for an Artwork
Record keeping instills value to those who inherit or acquire the piece; and, in other scenarios, it can establish monetary value when the artist's work is in higher demand.
From Purchasing Artwork
Who Appraises Art, Antiques and Decorative Objects?
Accredited appraisers follow the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice format and the Code of Ethics, of which the International Society of Appraisers and the Appraisers Association of America list members for hire.
iPhone Application to Manage Artworks and Collections
Artwork Tracker allows the user to keep tabs on rudimentary information about artworks, including images, the medium, purchase price, loans and submissions, publications, sales, client lists and more.
Library and Web Resources for Provenance Research
When determining value, Artnet, Art Sales Catalogues Online, and Artfact offer historical and up-to-the-minute sales and auction records.
Why Collectors Attend Art Fairs with Advisors
While some intrepid collectors appreciate the opportunity to scan the art array, to draw parallels,to remark on art making trends or to hone in on what makes them tick, others are just as eager not to go - alone.