WHO BORROWS AGAINST ART? HUNDREDS OF GALLERIES, INDIVIDUALS, AND FOUNDATIONS DO – TRACK THEM WITH SKATE’S ART LOANS DATABASE NOW Skate’s has recently completed an extensive database of all the public UCC (Uniform Commercial Code) filings that are practiced in the United States and even some international lending transactions to secure a pledge over artworks […]
What to buy now? Experts reveal unexpected prime collecting opportunities TEXT BY CHRISTOPHER MASON Posted December 14, 2015 Peruse the auction records of late and it’s clear that everyone who’s anyone can’t get enough of modern and contemporary art and midcentury furniture. Jean Prouvé tables and pairs of Arne Jacobsen floor lamps now trade hands for […]
Collectors need to know how damage and repairs can affect a piece’s value Insurers of fine art hear lots of excuses in their line of work. Almost as many as third-grade teachers. The movers dropped it. A pipe broke and sprayed water all over it. Somewhere, a dog is likely to have eaten at least […]
Exerpts from Article. Law360, New York (November 2, 2015, 11:43 AM ET) — Recently making the rounds in the media circuit are reports on a fascinating new authentication system that would allow living artists to effectively “sign” their artworks with very small amounts of synthetic DNA. This new authentication system is encompassed more broadly within […]
In the “Selected Collections” of his resume, Irvine, California artist Jeffrey Frisch lists a variety of private buyers of his work and one “Anonymous Thief,” referring to the person who stole one of his sculptures from an exhibition. That’s putting a good face on the fact that the $500 artwork was uninsured, so all that […]
By TOM MASHBERG OCT. 12, 2015 The artist Eric Fischl remembers the time a friend waved a catalog at him to alert him that one of his paintings was up for auction for six figures in London. In reality, the work was a fake, but so convincing, Mr. Fischl said, “I thought I was losing my mind.” Brushes with forgery […]
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