Collecting Tips • 17/07/2026 How to Read an Artist's CV: What Show History, Residencies, and Collections Actually Signal to a Buyer Learn how to read an artist CV like a serious collector: decode solo and group exhibitions, museum and corporate collections, publications, and red flags to build a stronger long-term art collection.
Collecting Tips • 11/07/2026 Large-Format Photography Collecting: Editions, Printing Methods, and Why the C-Print Is Not the Inkjet A collector’s guide to large-format photography editions, printing methods, scale, and care, explaining C-prints versus inkjet and how to buy with confidence.
Collecting Tips • 09/07/2026 Art Storage Solutions: Climate, Security, and Access for Collections That Outgrow the Walls A practical guide to art storage solutions for collectors: when to move beyond home storage, how to balance climate and security, what professional facilities and freeports really offer, and how to keep stored artworks safe, organized, and in active rotation.
Collecting Tips • 07/07/2026 Contemporary Ceramics as Collectible Art: Where Craft Tradition Meets Gallery Pricing Learn how to collect contemporary ceramics like a serious art buyer: how to judge clay work, read condition reports, understand kiln risk and wabi-sabi value, and build a coherent ceramics collection in today’s fine art market.
Collecting Tips • 23/06/2026 The Proof-of-Hand Economy: Why Collectors Are Paying Premiums for Visible Craft in an AI-Saturated Market Discover how proof of hand, human authorship, and clear artistic process shape value in handmade art vs AI art collecting, with concrete market data, examples, and due-diligence steps for serious collectors.
Collecting Tips • 20/06/2026 Collecting Abstract Expressionism Now: Why Second-Generation AbEx Offers More Access Than the Headline Names A collector’s guide to building a disciplined Abstract Expressionism collection today, with a focus on second generation artists, museum validation, gesture, color, condition and risk management.
Collecting Tips • 16/06/2026 Shipping Fine Art Internationally: Crates, Customs, and the Paperwork That Protects Your Purchase A collector’s guide to shipping fine art internationally, from museum crates and climate control to customs, duties, and paperwork that protects provenance.
Collecting Tips • 12/06/2026 Commissioning a Living Artist: The Brief, the Timeline, and What to Expect When the Work Arrives A collector’s guide to commissioning a living artist: briefs, contracts, timelines, approvals, and how to handle the artwork when it finally arrives.
Collecting Tips • 02/06/2026 Art Insurance Explained: What Your Policy Actually Covers, What It Excludes, and When to Upgrade A clear, expert guide to art insurance, explaining what policies cover, key exclusions, agreed value vs cash value, and when collectors should upgrade coverage.
Collecting Tips • 30/05/2026 Judging a Bronze Before the Patina Settles: What the Foundry Mark, Edition Size, and Surface Tell You Expert bronze sculpture collecting guide covering lifetime casts vs posthumous editions, patina and condition, foundry marks, and long term placement strategy for serious collectors and designers.
Art Auctions • 26/05/2026 The Condition Report Decoded: What Every Line Means and When One Word Should Kill the Deal Learn how to read an art condition report like a professional collector: decode key phrases, understand imaging, link condition to price, and know when to walk away or negotiate.
Art Auctions • 21/05/2026 Seven Richters, One Dealer's Eye: What Christie's Marian Goodman Sale Teaches About Building a Collection That Lasts Analysis of the Marian Goodman Gerhard Richter collection at Christie’s, focusing on the Kerze candle painting, sale structure, price estimates and what this landmark auction means for collectors and the broader Richter market.
Collecting Tips • 14/05/2026 Limited Edition Prints Versus Originals: Where Each Actually Holds Value Over a Decade Learn how to choose between limited edition prints and original artworks, with data-backed auction examples, edition size guidelines, and a practical framework for deciding between a €4,000 print and a €12,000 painting.
Collecting Tips • 13/05/2026 Limited Edition Prints vs Originals: How the Secondary Market Really Treats Them Learn how limited edition prints and original artworks function as parallel asset classes, how auction houses price them, and when editions are a smarter buy for collectors, with real market data and cited case studies.
Collecting Tips • 11/05/2026 Luxury Wall Art for the Living Room: What to Buy When You Are Actually Choosing at $10k to $100k A practical guide to luxury wall art for living rooms: how to size and place artworks, work with light and palette, choose between painting, photography and mixed media, and read value across 10k–100k price bands.
Collecting Tips • 12/05/2026 Art Advisor, Gallery, Auction House: A Working Map of Which One Actually Serves You in 2026 Compare art advisors, galleries and auction houses through the lens of fiduciary duty, fees and transparency. See how a 100,000-euro budget plays out across channels, when an advisor earns their fee, and the key figures every luxury art collector should know.
Collecting Tips • 11/05/2026 Art Provenance Verification: What to Ask Before You Pay the Deposit Learn how luxury collectors can use art provenance verification to protect value, avoid legal risk, and build museum-ready collections, with concrete red flags, data points, and a practical checklist.
Watercolor Wonders • 06/05/2026 Watercolor Is Having a Quiet Moment: How to Read a Contemporary Watercolor for Craft and Value Discover why contemporary watercolor remains a quiet arbitrage in the art market, how to assess technique, paper, pigments and framing like a professional, and which price points and collecting strategies matter for serious collectors. by Odette Papillon
Collecting Tips • 04/05/2026 Why Photography Editions Are the Smartest First-Serious Purchase for a New Collector in 2026 A collector’s guide to collecting photography editions, from edition sizes and artist proofs to three mid-career photographers whose limited prints make strong first purchases. by Cyrus Blackwood
Collecting Tips • 28/04/2026 Sound as a Collectible Medium: What the Vatican's Venice Pavilion Signals Explore how the Vatican’s Venice sound pavilion is reshaping institutional attitudes to sound art, and what collectors, designers and advisors must know about buying, insuring and reselling time based sound installations for luxury collections. by Phoebe Baelish
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