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No more business-as-usual: Art Basel demonstrates how dealers can adapt to thrive

The Art Newspaper

“We are pretty lean on what we bring, and specific,” says Wendy Olsoff, a co-founder of New York’s PPOW gallery, who adds that, to save money, she skipped installing a special floor for her stand and did not paint the walls. Are prices at the right level? “I I think Basel is way more accessible than it used to be,” she says. “I

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How Do I Get My Art Appraised?

Fine Art Estates

Over the years, I have spent a lot of time on the phone trying to help people determine if the painting they found in a garage sale is worth anything. I took no pleasure in having to explain that they had one of the many reproductions of the painting and their hopes of having won the art lottery was only a lovely dream.

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Sculptures, Googly Eyes, In-Person Inspection and USPAP

International Society of Appraisers

1/22/2025 12:00:00 AM Back in December, some pranksters put googly eyes on public sculptures in Bend, Oregon. Corten Steel was designed to eliminate the need for painting and when exposed to the elements develops a rusted appearance in just a few months. “Oh, come on, you’re gonna get mad about that?”