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Passion Assets: A True Love of Collecting

Art Peritus

While this quote often captures the inexplicable nature of human desire, it also resonates with the motivations behind collecting. Whether its choosing a potential mate or pursuing a coveted object, the pull of desire remains the same when it comes to collecting. This makes it critical to secure proper coverage.

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

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His painting “The White Duck” was part of the Walpole collection, which was exhibited at the country house Houghton Hall. Instead, stolen paintings are often used as collateral for drug deals or used to raise fraudulent loans from banks. It was stolen from Houghton Hall in 1992 and since then is considered as disappeared.

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Cooperative Galleries and the Future of Local Art

Michael Rose Fine Art

Whereas a traditional commercial gallery is (at least ideally) managed by a fine art professional who has both curatorial acumen as well as sales and networking ability, a cooperative might be run collectively by dozens of artists, each with their own goals and objectives.

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

Art Advisor's Blog

As you might imagine, this small percentage of the population makes up a considerable proportion of our clientele at Signet Art ; we work with individuals, museums, attorneys, shipping companies, insurance carriers and adjusters. He decided several years ago to make his fabulous collection available to the public.