Fake American Indian Baskets?
Often baskets from other countries are misidentified as being made by an American Indian. This occurs on popular general auction sites due to uninformed sellers. When the seller comments “I don’t […]
Corinne Cain
Pseudo “Antique Navajo” Weavings Can Fool You
Where are they made? Turkey How did this come about? Authentic antique weavings were sent to Turkey, as this country has a strong tradition of textile making and repair and […]
Why are Auction prices generally Less than Gallery prices ???
Generally more than half the audience bidding at auctions are dealers. Dealers attempt to buy stock for less than what they intend to sell it for. The remainder are often […]
NOT Savvy to buy !!!
IF future value is of interest, do not purchase reproductions such as Giclees of existing paintings or other original artworks new or old painted copies of original artworks artworks created […]
Print Nuts !!! IFPDA.org is for you !!!
http://www.ifpda.org/content/ International Fine Print Dealers Association was founded in part by my crazy, but brilliant print mentor and friend, Marty Gordon. “The International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) is […]
De Grazia Expert + Appraiser Opportunity June 27!!!
Saturday, June 27 from 10 am – 4 pm at the De Grazia Foundation located in Tucson at 6300 North Swan Road (exit Ina Road from I 10, heading East) […]
Stolen Art ???
By visiting www.artloss.com you can: Register a lost or stolen item Search to see if an item is lost or stolen As a potential purchaser you will want to […]
IF your Artist is Alive or Contemporary . . .
Catalogue raisonnes because they are revealing “all known works” typically are configured after an artist dies. As they can involve more than 5 or 10 years to compile, they are […]
Is My Painting a Fake ???
Pretend you are an art appraiser. Compare your painting to those in the artist’s catalogue raisonne. A catalogue raisonne is a book citing all the known works by an artist […]
Why “Art by Kids” ?
Under Culture, we now offer “Art by Kids“. This concept came to SavvyCollector.com by way of our new marketing director, Ben. Min’s paintings caught Ben’s attention while at school. He […]