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Documenting Your Art Collection

Fine Art Estates

Most Fine Art Insurance professionals will agree that the best way to ensure that an insured loss is settled quickly and fairly is by properly documenting your art collection. If you carry a blanket policy and have a covered loss, it is likely that your insurance agent will have no information about the work in question beforehand.

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How To Find An Art Appraiser

Art Appraisal Resources

Art appraisals are a crucial step in determining the value of your art, whether for insurance, donation, resale, or estate planning. A qualified appraiser organization will require background references, thorough training, testing criteria, and a rigorous code of ethics, which appraisers maintain.

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The Importance of Contemporary Art Appraisals

Art Appraisal Resources

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. When Might You Need a Contemporary Art Appraisal?

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Temporarily Storing Artwork: A Case Study

Fine Art Estates

I test the resistance of each added artwork as it is placed to be sure it is properly weighted towards the previously stacked work. If it seems like it is heavy or has too much resistance, I would move the artwork’s bottom toward the wall an inch and try again until the resistance feels right.

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Choosing an Appraiser—Essential Questions to Ask: Part I

Art Advisor's Blog

Your insurance agent has suggested that you need your art or jewelry appraised in order to put them under rider coverage. Fine Art appraisers normally handle all paintings, prints, photographs, drawings, sculpture, tapestries and art glass. There are many reasons you might need an appraisal of personal property.