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What Belongs in an Artwork Condition File
Condition is a record over time?not a single sentence written at the moment of sale.
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Collection care
The 6 articles on collection care published by The Private Art Index. Independent editorial research, reviewed by the publication's editorial board.
Collection care · 7 min read
Collection Management for Private Collectors: The Records That Matter
The minimum record set a private collector needs to manage a collection well, and the operational practices that make the records useful over decades.
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Art Insurance for Private Collectors: What the Policy Actually Covers
How art insurance works for a private collector, what the standard policy covers, what it excludes, and what to check at each renewal.
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Art Authentication: How Collectors Verify a Work Is Real
What authentication is, who does it, what the process looks like for a contemporary or modern work, and what the collector's role is before, during and after the work is acquired.
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Art Conservation for Private Collectors: What to Know, When to Act
What conservation is, when a work needs conservation, who does the work, and how a collector manages the relationship with a conservator over the life of a collection.
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Documenting an Art Collection: The Records That Outlive the Collector
Why a private collection's documentation matters more than the collection itself, what the documentation covers, and how the documentation is built to survive the collector and the next steward.
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