Art Collecting...
Below are our articles on the subject of Art Collecting. If you can't see what you are looking for our other categories are displayed on the left under 'Our Quick Links'...
Amazing Facts About Art Fakes
Faking art is a perfectly legitimate action. It's frequently employed to produce reproductions and prints. However, 'fake art' is the crossing of a fine line into a...
Art And The Media
Art enjoys a complex relationship with the media for the very reason that it is at times difficult to see where art finishes and the media starts. The media is...
Collecting Prints
The collection of prints is often the cheapest way to enter the art market whilst getting your hands on some works by big names. The benefit of collecting prints is...
Collecting Scandals
As the arts world involves such huge amounts of money changing hands, for what are relatively simple business transactions (the simple exchange of goods for money), it...
Corporate Art Collections
There was a time when the extent of a company’s art collection was a gallery detailing a who’s who of the Board of Directors.
This changed during the 1960s and...
East London & Art
The migration of artists over time has had significant effects on both the nature of artistic expression at a given time and the economy of areas affected by migration....
Famous Fakes
Although you are unlikely to be affected if you are just starting out collecting, you do have to be careful not to be duped by an art faker when you are making a...
How A Changing Economy Can Affect Art Collecting
It was with trepidation that any one with investments, high borrowing, or new mortgages watched the recent financial crisis that surrounded the...
Insider Collecting tips - A Five Year Forecast
Nothing is certain in the world of art, just as nothing is certain in the world in general!
At the moment however it does seem that the art...
Islamic Art: A Growth Market
Islamic art is a fascinating area that’s enjoying renewed interest on the international scene of art collectors.
Origins and History
Islamic art grew from...
London: Capital of the Art World
During the late 1980s and early 1990s London enjoyed a slow emergence as the capital of the art world. Many factors came in to play here not least the sharp rise in...
The Art Economy
On the back of a booming economy with house prices ever rising and the amount of City millionaires increasing significantly year on year, art really has become big...
The Big Names In Art Collecting
At any one point the English art scene is dominated by just a few major collectors, who both anticipate trends and collect works that fit these trends in a hope that...
The BritArt Boom
As discussed in related articles the British art market has enjoyed, and is enjoying a boom period that is unlikely to slow for a long time, barring a major economic...
The Importance Of Documenting Your Art Collection
As you develop your art collection, some form of documentation of the art may be necessary to ensure that you can keep good track of all of your...
The Royal Art Collection: A Case History
The Royal Collection is one of the most famous and largest art collections in the world. It is often referred to as a private collection....
The Tax Laws And Art Collecting
As discussed in related article, ‘Art for Investment’ artworks sold are subject to Capital gains tax if you make over £6,000 within one tax year. For small scale art...
Top Curators
A curator of an art exhibition has a very broadly defined role that in many senses may be otherwise termed ‘manager’ because curating really does entail managing and...
Up and Coming Artists
Though there are certainly artists that are beyond doubt assured considerable attention in the coming year, such the four 2006 Turner Prize nominees - Tomma Abts...
