Most art shipping companies often face with the problem associated with the lack of necessary information required for the proper query processing. No matter whether the estimate request comes from the “industry” or “civilian” potential client, in most of the cases it contains just dates,...
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Why Is the Third Dimension So Important for Shipping Art?
Sotheby’s Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale: Auction Results
On June 24, Sotheby’s Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale realized the second highest total for any sale ever held in London - $282.1 million. Thus, the auction house decisively overtook Christie's that had realized “just” $113 million the day before. This Sotheby’s sale was...
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How to Store Large Sculptures and Delicate Antique Statues?
3D large art pieces, like sculptures and antique statues, have special moving and storage requirements that depend on the material they are made from. However, there are three main things you should take into consideration in any case: art storage space, sturdy containers, and the possibility of climate...
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Three Monet Paintings for the Price of Two
The story began last year when Jonathan Green, a famous art collector, art dealer, and director of the Richard Green Gallery in London, bought two magnificent paintings by Claude Monet at auction in Paris. Some time later, he invited the leading paper conservator Jane McCausland...
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White Glove Moving and Storage Services
Fine Art Shippers being a professional white glove moving and storage company is ready to provide different kinds of art handling services that will take all the hassle out of do-it-yourself moving. So what are our advantages? 1. We work with fine art objects of...
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Art Basel 2015: Famous Names & New Fine Art Trends
Summer, Switzerland, Basel... Such a huge concentration of artists, art collectors, critics, and gallery owners per square meter can be found only at Art Basel! The famous exhibition has just celebrated its 46th anniversary. No wonder that it is called a “Mother” of the world's fine...
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Self-Transportation Tips from Fine Art Shippers
Self-Transportation Tips from Fine Art Shippers. Local transportation of one or several paintings can be accompanied by some logistical obstacles. In this way, to protect the integrity of fine art objects is very important for any art collector. So if you decide to do it...
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George Caleb Bingham’s Exhibition in New York Metropolitan Museum of Art
George Caleb Bingham, one of the major American genre artists of the 19th century, is famous for his wonderful paintings depicting the frontier life along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. On June 17, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York presented the exhibition called...
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