Digital Artistry • 04/03/2026 Brooke Shields and Gary Grossman: when luxury art confronts controversy
Art as Investment • 24/05/2025 How the legacy of Jean-Michel Basquiat is being monetized by his estate
Reading an Auction Catalogue Like a Dealer: The Signals Hidden in Estimates, Lot Order, and Guarantee Symbols Art Auctions • 30/06/2026 Reading an Auction Catalogue Like a Dealer: The Signals Hidden in Estimates, Lot Order, and Guarantee Symbols Learn how to read an auction catalogue like a dealer by decoding estimate ranges, lot order, guarantees, provenance, and condition notes to price risk and improve returns at art auctions.
Art Fairs • 25/06/2026 Art Fairs Worth the Flight: How to Choose Which Fairs to Attend Based on What You Actually Collect How to choose the best art fairs to attend for your collection, from Basel and Frieze to regional events, with data from the Art Basel & UBS 2023 report and practical tips on budgets, VIP access and strategy.
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.
Art as Investment • 18/06/2026 The Gulf Collector Class: What Art Dubai, Alserkal, and the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Signal for Western Galleries Looking East Discover how Gulf art market collectors in 2026, backed by major institutions, freeports, and global galleries, are turning Dubai, Doha, Abu Dhabi, and Saudi Arabia into a central hub for investment-grade contemporary art.
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.
Art as Investment • 12/06/2026 Fine Art as a Portfolio Asset: What the Data Says About Returns, Correlation, and Holding Periods Data driven guide to fine art as a portfolio asset, covering returns, risk, correlation, holding periods, blue chip versus emerging artists, and real transaction costs.
Studio Visits • 06/06/2026 What It Costs an Artist to Make Work in 2026: Studio Rent, Materials, and the Margin Nobody Discusses In 2026, rising artist studio costs—from rent and utilities to materials and insurance—are quietly resetting primary market prices. Explore concrete figures, a worked $15,000 painting example, and practical guidance for collectors who want to support sustainable studio practices.
Gallery Showcases • 04/06/2026 Picture Lights, Track LEDs, and Natural Wash: A Lighting Spec for Every Artwork in the Room Learn how to design museum-quality art lighting at home, from CRI and TM‑30 metrics to lux levels, beam angles, and fixture choices for paintings, photography, and sculpture.
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 as Investment • 28/05/2026 The Private Sale Took the Transparency: Where Collectors Go When the Auction Room Stops Providing Price Discovery The private art sales market now rivals public auctions as the real engine of price discovery. Learn how guarantees, off-market deals, and information asymmetry shape fine art values—and how collectors can navigate this opaque landscape.
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.
Art Auctions • 19/05/2026 Sotheby's Rothko at $85.8 Million: What the Mnuchin Sale Reveals About Collector Demand for Postwar Monuments How the Sotheby’s May 2026 Rothko auction from the Robert Mnuchin estate set an 85.8M benchmark, why dealer provenance trades at a premium, and what this Rothko price means for your postwar holdings.
Art Fairs • 15/05/2026 Art Basel Switzerland 2026: The Primary Market Signals Worth Watching Art Basel June 2026 preview for luxury collectors, interior designers and curators: how to read Feature & Statements, evaluate primary market pricing, and plan a focused Basel itinerary.
Art as Investment • 15/05/2026 Investing in Photography Prints: How Sophisticated Collectors Build a Photography-Only Holding in 2026 A design-led guide to investing in photography prints, covering limited editions, condition, framing, key market data and case studies for collectors and interior designers.
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.
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