Who knew, the designer, Tommy Hilfiger, was a collector?
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"Unless all the voices of our culture are in the history of art, it’s not really a history of art, it’s a history of power." - The Guerrilla Girls
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Collect what you love. Don’t buy art purely as an investment. When your collection gets serious, work with a private bank that understands the complex dynamics of your passion.
Read MoreThe Tate Modern's fall exhibition will feature works from Elton John's photography collection. With prints by heavyweights like Man Ray, Tina Modotti, and Alfred Stieglitz.
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A settlement was reached in an international legal drama over Picasso’s plaster “Bust of a Woman” pitting two of the world’s biggest art buyers against each other, New York billionaire Leon Black versus a member of Qatar’s royal family.
Read MoreArtists’ moral rights have been enshrined in law for 20 years through the Visual Artists Rights Act, or VARA, which was enacted as an amendment to the U.S. Copyright code in 1990. VARA is a limited statute, preventing the owners of artworks of “recognized stature” from destroying them and forbidding these pieces from being altered in some way without the artist’s approval.
Read MorePutting a dollar figure on a work of art is not the same as placing a price tag on a used car. It requires the skill of an appraiser, a connoisseur and expert
Read MoreSince the weekend, my thoughts have been occupied by the earthquake suffered in Napa Valley. It’s easy to see why:
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After decades of scattershot compliance with California’s Resale Royalty Act, the Ninth Circuit’s decision Tuesday upholding the law’s requirement that fine-art sellers pay visual artists royalties on California sales is likely to undercut the secondary art market in the Golden State, experts say.
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Visual artists seeking royalties on resale of their works by Christie's Inc., Sotheby's Inc. and eBay Inc. urged the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday to restore California’s Resale Royalties Act and revive their class actions, saying the statute doesn’t violate the federal Commerce Clause.
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A hot button for artists when discussing their work is price. It's a hot button for everyone else too, from auction houses to collectors to the IRS.
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In the landmark June 2011 sale at Sotheby’s London, 34 works in the collection of German industrialist Count Christian Duerckheim went up for auction,
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Creations by architect Carlo Scarpa and designs by Ercole Barovier are the main draw at the Murano Glass sale at Munich’s Quittenbaum on February 25.
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