Author: Rosenbaum, Lee
Publication Year: 1981
Media Type: Book
Summary:
Abstract:
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments.
Foreword.
Chapter 1. What to collect?:
First reactions.
Judging price.
Judging quality.
Specialization.
Making contacts.
Chapter 2. Dealing with dealers:
Getting dealers' names.
Sizing up dealers.
How dealers can help.
How to approach a dealer.
Discussing price.
The big markups.
Selling through dealers.
Chapter 3. The action at auction:
Preparing to buy at auction.
Selling at auction.
How auctions work.
After the auction.
Dealers vs. Auctions: The pros and cons.
Chapter 4. Not for millionaires only:
The right place at the right time.
Finding affordable fields.
Chapter 5. Feed a hungry artist today:
The peculiarities of the contemporary art market.
The arrangements between artist and dealer.
Dealing directly with artists.
Finding new talent.
Artists' rights and the collector.
Chapter 6. Becoming a connoisseur:
Is it really what it is represented to be?
What kind of condition is it in?
Where did it come from?
Chapter 7. The grand goofs.
Chapter 8. Protecting your treasures:
Conditions for display and storage.
Do-it-Yourself conservation.
Consulting professional conservators.
Lending art.
Buying insurance.
Security precautions.
Chapter 9. When art collector meets tax collector:
Sales, swaps, depreciation.
Tax deductions for donations.
Tax shelters in print publishing.
Estate taxes.
Appraising the appraisers.
IRS review procedures.
Chapter 10. Art appreciation - Collecting for profit:
The advantages of art investment.
The risks.
Ups and downs.
Fickle fashion.
Economic influences.
Art vs. inflation and the stock market.
Choosing your investments.
Analyzing market trends.
Appendix.
Bibliography - General.
Key art history sources.
Index.
Arts & Intersections:
Categories: Cultural Facilities
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Edition:
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SBN/ISSN: 0-394-51347-9; 0-394-71104-1 (pbk)
Pages: 264
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PUBLISHER INFORMATION
Name: Alfred A. Knopf
Website URL: http://www.randomhouse.com/knopf