Articles for Collectors:
How to Collect Art - Articles and News

• Want to Buy, Sell, Collect, Invest in Art? Read this First
• Then read this: Art Advice and Consulting for Collectors


• Options for Insuring Art and Art Collections (new)
• Common Misconceptions Collectors Have About Galleries, Part II
• Common Misconceptions Collectors Have About Galleries
• Warning: How Predatory Commercial Galleries Sell Art
• Peter Lik Photograph and Photography Prices
• How to Buy Art Directly from Artists
• Art Guard - Theft & Security Protection for your Art
• A List of Fine Art Shippers
• Surveying Art in the New Economy
• How to Be an Art Dealer
• An Art Fair Primer with Ilana Vardy
• How to Buy Art - The Basics
• Collect Like a Pro - Building a Collection
• The Art Party's Over - Art in a Weak Economy
• Art Market Comparison and Analysis - Two Approaches to Fame
• Authenticating and Attributing Art - What You Need to Know
• Art Provenance: What It Is and How to Verify It
• Patience is Key to Buying the Best Art
• Cruise Ship Art Auctions
• Art Insurance: Insuring Your Art
• Art Appraisers, Appraiser Associations, and Art Valuation
• What Good Are Art Dealers?
• Bidding Online? Read This First
• Beware of Free Appraisals
• Is Your Certificate of Authenticity Worth the Paper It's Printed On?
• Update Alert: Fake Art and Art Fraud on eBay
• Are You an Art Target?
• Are You an Art Target? Part II
• Learn About the Artist, Then Buy the Art
• How Criminals Make Big Money Selling Fake Art on eBay
• Как покупать и коллекционировать произведения искусства
  (Russian translation of Collect Like a Pro)
• Attributed Art: Strength of Attribution Depends on Who Makes It
• Buy Your Art One Place; Appraise It Somewhere Else
• Art Market Tips for Consigning Art
• Sell Your Art Successfully at Online Auctions
• How to Bid and Buy on eBay: Art Picks From eBay
• Art Picks From eBay, Number 24
• Best Way to Get the Best Art
• Art Picks From eBay, Number 23
• How to Spot and Identify a Facsimile Rare Book Dust Jacket
• Art Picks From eBay, Number 22
• San Francisco Art Gallery Openings
• Art Picks From eBay, Number 21
• Domestic and International Art Market Sales Statistics
• Art Picks From eBay, Number 20
• Art Picks From eBay, Number 19
• Art Picks From eBay, Number 18
• Art Picks From eBay, Number 17
• Art Collector Warning: Print Signature Forgery Problems
• Art Picks From eBay, Number 16
• Art Picks from eBay: Number 15
• Retail Gallery Prices May Be More Than Art is Worth
• Art Picks from eBay: Number 14
• Art Picks from eBay: Number 13
• Art Law: Aspects of Appraisal and Valuation for Legal Reasons
• How to Analyze an Art Appraisal
• Art Picks from eBay, Number 12
• Art Picks from eBay, Number 11
• Online Artist Collectives Auction Art on eBay
• Art Picks from eBay, Number 10
• How to Price and Value Architectural Drawings
• Art Picks From eBay, Number 9
• Art Dealer Monopolies
• Artist Letters, Photographs, Personal Papers, Documents Have Value
• Art Picks From eBay, Number 8
• Art Picks From eBay, Number 7
• ART OF BUYING ART Book Synopsis
• A "Power Buyer" Shows How to Make More Money Selling on eBay
• How to Evaluate Questionable Artist Signatures
• Art Picks From eBay, Number 6
• How Much Do You Really Know About Art Prices?
• Beware of Fake Estate Sales
• Removing Problem Sellers from eBay is not Easy
• Art Picks From eBay, Number 5
• Art Picks From eBay, Number 4
• Art Picks From eBay, Number 3
• Art Picks From eBay, Number 2
• Donating Art: A Primer
• Auction Estimates, Reserves, Opening Bids: A Primer
• Alert: Artprice.com Clogs Search Engines With "Decoy" Websites
• Best Way to Get the Best Art
• Collectors Generally Prefer Artists' Early Works
• photo san francisco Opening Night
• Big Listings Don't Always Mean Big Bucks
• Verify Artists' Bios Before You Buy Art
• Websites Use "Cookies" to Monitor Online Users
• The Government Wants Its WPA Art Back
• Can Art Prices be Calculated With Formulas?
• Problems With Online Bookseller Alibris
• What's Wrong With eBay?
• How Forgers Fool Collectors
• Let the Experts Judge Importance
• How an Artist's Death Affects Prices
• Why Good Artists May Have Low Auction Records
• Expensive Art by Child Artists
• Why Buy Art at Galleries?
• Free Art Price Database Goes Online
• Save the NEA
• Reselling Contemporary Art
• Art Dealers Online: Pricing Issues
• Selling Art Over the Internet
• Buying Art at Charity Auctions
• Independent Appraisers
• Separating Bound Prints
• Individual vs. Bulk Art Sales
• Sale Location Affects Selling Price
• Position on Brooklyn Museum Flap
• Sotheby's/Christie's Class Action Information
• San Francisco International Art Exposition, SF6: January 15, 2004
• San Francisco International Art Exposition 5, Opening Night
• San Francisco International Art Exposition 4, Opening Night
• Opening Night, SF International Art Exposition
• photo san francisco 2003, Opening Night
• APE 2003: San Francisco Alternative Press Expo
• photo san francisco 2002 Opening Night
• Los Angeles Modernism Show, 2002
• Photo San Francisco 2001
• Giclee Update 2000