Sotheby’s auction house is going to sell the most valuable historical object from China ever put up for sale. French street artist JR will make the Louvre’s Pyramid disappear. Five unique paintings by Francis Bacon were stolen in Madrid. Large inflatable white rabbits will appear...
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Canvas Art Storage Tips
No one wants his or her canvas art investment to be ruined during the moving or storing process. Thereby, no matter whether you have framed or unframed canvas art pieces, it is highly important to keep your possessions safe. For instance, the process of properly...
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Foam Core Boxes for Art Packing? Why Not?
You may be surprised, but custom-made white foam core boxes are truly a good decision for art packing when it comes to sensitive and valuable items like jewelry, gems, antique firearms, masks, musical instruments, some sculptures, fossils, china, textiles, and other fine art objects. Moreover, depending...
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New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art Has Set Its Own Record
Last year, the main New York City tourist attraction, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, generated $946 million in tourist spending in New York. Such a number comes from a visitor survey conducted by the Museum’s market research office. As it turned out, approximately 54% of...
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Fine Art Shipping Insurance and Rejection of It
Some customers believe that booking a shipment or ordering other services related to fine art always means that the whole process of artwork transportation and the art objects themselves are automatically insured by art shipping companies. It’s a big mistake, as well as the assumption that service...
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TEFAF Maastricht to Launch Art Fairs in New York
TEFAF Maastricht, the most prestigious European fair dedicated to fine art, antiques, and design expands to New York! Thus, the world’s foremost fair of art and design will allow art collectors and dealers to meet one more time at the Park Avenue Armory. As reported...
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The Truth About “Free Shipping”
In today's competitive world, it often happens that art dealers offer free shipping to finalize the sale. This is the way they close the deals and allow their buyers to feel that they have bargained well. Thus, in recent years, we have repeatedly heard that...
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Results of the Latest New York Sales
Everyone will probably agree that one of the most famous paintings by Andy Warhol is certainly “Four Marilyns.” Exactly this renowned work estimated at $40 – 60 million was sold at Christie's New York Post-War and Contemporary Evening Sale in November. As its name suggests,...
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