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The Art Collector's Handbook: The Definitive Guide to Acquiring and Owning Art
With the rapid and unprecedented global expansion of the art market, new collectors are emerging every day. This new edition of Mary Rozell's definitive handbook is required reading for new and experienced collectors alike, as well as anyone aspiring to a professional career within today's art market. Fully revised since its first publication in 2014 to reflect the many changes which have taken place in the art market, in art law, and in the practice of collecting, it now includes a completely new chapter on private museums. Mary Rozell draws on her long experience as an art collection professional and an art lawyer to illuminate some of the myriad issues that arise when owning an art collection. Covering acquisition, inventory management, the insurance, security, storage and conservation of collections, art financing and investing, and the sharing and deaccessioning of artworks, this meticulously researched but accessible book is an essential guide to the fascinating business of collecting.
256 pages, Paperback
Published September 18, 2020
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January 7, 2025
Muy interesante y cargado de información útil… para el coleccionista avanzado y con dinero. Para gente que solo pretender iniciarse en el mundillo o tener unas nociones básicas se hace un poco largo, pero en general creo que es un muy buen libro de consulta.
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September 26, 2021book 30
for acquiring works, the process is about engaging with dealers, following artists, and building relationships over time
blockchain is only as good as the data provided and still very much untested on a large scale, with no standard or consistency or means to correct errors - but worth following developments for authenticity in art
bouvier affair - collector asserted Bohvier was his agent, with Bouvier insisting he was acting as a private dealer and charge what he wanted - why is the line so blurred here?
in excel collectors sheet - materials, artist, title, date executed/bought, where did it come from?, price/final cost (after framing insurance etc), meaning behind work, current location, inventory number, signature information, dimensions/weight, condition, artist bio, status within collection (on loan, in storage, displayed, sold, etc), IMAGES!
no law on dealers and auction houses making appraisals which just seems like a massive conflict of interest!! hello transparency??
for acquiring works, the process is about engaging with dealers, following artists, and building relationships over time
blockchain is only as good as the data provided and still very much untested on a large scale, with no standard or consistency or means to correct errors - but worth following developments for authenticity in art
bouvier affair - collector asserted Bohvier was his agent, with Bouvier insisting he was acting as a private dealer and charge what he wanted - why is the line so blurred here?
in excel collectors sheet - materials, artist, title, date executed/bought, where did it come from?, price/final cost (after framing insurance etc), meaning behind work, current location, inventory number, signature information, dimensions/weight, condition, artist bio, status within collection (on loan, in storage, displayed, sold, etc), IMAGES!
no law on dealers and auction houses making appraisals which just seems like a massive conflict of interest!! hello transparency??
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