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Passion Assets: A True Love of Collecting

Art Peritus

The term collectionor more specifically, art collectionoften evokes thoughts of fine art and antiques. Like conventional assets such as real estate, stocks, and bonds, passion assets can also serve as collateral for loans, provided their value exceeds the debt plus interest.

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The Importance of Contemporary Art Appraisals

Art Appraisal Resources

When Might You Need a Contemporary Art Appraisal? Art Acquisitions Art collectors, museums, galleries, and private individuals interested in purchasing contemporary Paintings, Sculpture, Photography, or Fine Art Prints might seek an appraisal to ensure they make an informed investment.

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Cooperative Galleries and the Future of Local Art

Michael Rose Fine Art

The market for fine art is ever-evolving and while most news about the gallery field focuses on blue chip outposts in major cosmopolitan centers the vast majority of working artists operate within their own regional communities dotted around the United States. There are some trade offs involved.

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“Appraising in the World of the High-Net-Worth Client”

Art Advisor's Blog

Marshall spoke about some of the challenges unique to housing a museum in an historic building not purpose-built for that use, including security of the art, adequate storage facilities and other challenges that arose while transforming a former orphanage into a modern museum. When items are sent for auction, the same services are needed.

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Lost Fine Art: The White Duck by Jean-Baptiste Oudry

ValuePros Appraisal Services

Some art investigators believe that the work was quickly passed into the hands of a Gypsy gang based in the region who ‘laid it down’ According to english newspaper “The Guardian”, the problem for thieves is that major works of art are very difficult to sell, as their notoriety makes them hard to launder.