Up to 30% of all collectible art could be fake Ernst Schöller estimates that up to 30% of the ‘top end’ collectible art is forged. He is an industry expert from Stuttgart and a colleague… Topics: art forger, Collector, fake art, falsification, forgery, provenance
Art fairs and why European collectors love them Everyone wins at an art fair. There are various explanations as to why it is a success. But one easily ignored factor is its straight-forward… Topics: Art fair, art investment, Berlin, Biennale, Collector, Frieze, International art
art market analysis: a market with a life of its own In the era of instant gratification, of technology, of globalisation unlike we’ve ever seen before, there is a curious creature that now places itself in… Topics: art, art investment, art market, auction, Auction house, Collector, International art, Modern art, Sotheby's
art market analysis: a few supply- and demand mechanisms at play So, what does one collect or want to collect? This is a question that can go many places, but starting chronologically is an easy way… Topics: art investment, art market, auction, Auction house, Collector, International art, Modern art
art market analysis: the emotional touch and why bubbles are less bubbly than we might think Us humans are rational creatures at times, but we also possess a heart- and a taste for things, ridiculous as they are. We pay hundreds… Topics: art investment, art market, auction, Auction house, Christie's, Collector, International art, Modern art, Museum
Sotheby’s: a 21st century auction house for art and collectibles Auction houses know that nothing wilts faster than the laurels you rest upon. At least it is an inescapable fact for Sotheby’s that centuries of… Topics: art, art storage, auction, Auction house, auctioneer, Christie's, collectibles, Collector, contemporary art, secondary art market, Sotheby's, valuation
A collector’s guide to art critics and their influence The eco system of the art world would not be the same without the art critics. While at first, it may not be obvious what… Topics: academic, art critic, art criticism, art critique, art market, Arte Povera, artist, Collector, Cubism, Fauvism, Impressionism, PR
Art and tax in the UK and Denmark For international art collectors there are tax pros and cons when it comes to buying and selling art. To illustrate the point, we have chosen… Topics: art, artist, British Art, buying art, Collector, Danish art, Moms, Revenue & Customs, selling art, Skat, Tax, Tax relief, VAT