The Art of Buying Art

How to evaluate and buy art like a professional collector

Alan S. Bamberger

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Robinson
13 February 2018

Art: financial aspects; Antiques & collectables: pictures, prints & maps

'The very best book on the subject ever published'

Bernard Ewell, Personal Property Journal (the trade publication of the American Society of Appraisers)

The art world can appear impenetrable to the beginner. This classic book, in print since 1990, is an invaluable primer that will help anyone to penetrate the thickets of inscrutable 'insider info' and esoteric jargon.

Updated for today's art market, including online buying, The Art of Buying Art is without a doubt the most accessible book on how to research, evaluate, price and buy artworks - for anyone who wants to buy art. No previous knowledgeof art or the art business is necessary. Topics include:

how to research and evaluate art prices like the professionals

how to build a quality collection

how to spot fakes and forgeries

how to buy art at auctions and directly from artists

how to negotiate prices

how to tell the difference between an original and a reproduction

Bamberger provides the information needed to transform anyone into an informed art consumer, to protect collectors from bad buys and to help them locate the best art at the correct prices.

By: Alan S. Bamberger
Imprint: Robinson
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 540g
ISBN: 9781472140357
ISBN 10: 1472140354
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 13 February 2018
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alan Bamberger is a San Fransisco-based, self-taught art appraiser and former rare book dealer specialising in fine and decorative arts books, who consults with artists and collectors from all over the world through his much-loved website at artbusiness.com, which has been online since 1998. The site gets 5-6,000 unique visits a day from artists, collectors, wanna-be collectors and the art-curious who can peruse hundreds of pages of his original articles about the art business. With his broad range of art and art business knowledge, and his privileged position as a respected writer and interviewer in the art community, he can give a perspective to art collectors and artists that very few in the art world can. Since the beginning, his site has been financially supported by hundreds of collectors, galleries and art sites through donations. He has two other publications: Buy Art Smart and Art For All. artbusiness.com

Reviews for The Art of Buying Art: How to evaluate and buy art like a professional collector

The very best book on the subject ever published - Personal Property Journal (the trade publication of the American Society of Appraisers) A no-brainer for art collectors and art professionals . . . [that] . . . explains many of the mysteries of the art world