Chartwell Insurance Services Blog: art
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Monday, August 13, 2018
Can you tell a real artwork from a fake? There are 9 examples from Mutual Art, test yourself and see how good your eye is.  Click here to read more.
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Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Building on our previous blog post An illustrious name ($3.6 billion) faces claim of fraud, it’s timely to review possible remedies.
Christie’s recently hosted their first Art & Tech Summit, and Blockchain dominated the discussion. READ MORE >>
Monday, July 30, 2018
The global art market is valued at $64 billion according to Bloomberg.Â
Despite high profile fraud cases transactions in the art world remain opaque and sales are still conducted on handshakes. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
As the values of art works soars so has the incentive to become a forger. At the same time, authentication committees and scholars have stopped providing opinions after suffering punishing legal costs to defend themselves from displeased art owners looking to the courts to challenge authentication doubts. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
We all hear the stories about the attic finds and flea market purchases that turn out to be lost masterpieces. There is considerably less publicity on the dupes, those things that were purchased in good faith and turn out to be worthless. READ MORE >>
Monday, April 30, 2018
Winston Churchill’s skill as an artist is well known by those who followed his career. This article from Artnet suggests that his painting informed his powers of persuasion and his writing. READ MORE >>
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Will blockchain be the elusive element in authenticity verification for art? The technology is intriguing.
Contemporary artist Philip Colbert, whose colorful, high-spirited art is finding buyers around the world, had been toying with the idea of creating his own catalog system to prove the authenticity of his expanding body of work. READ MORE >>
Saturday, December 23, 2017
Classic Cars Owners see 332% Return Since 2005 but the returns have declined in the past two years. The Coutts Passion Index of 2017 tracks the values of fine wine, fine art, luxury properties, classic cars, and other collectibles. Guess which class has increased the most? READ MORE >>
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Emily Kaplan, a Sotheby’s specialist, dissects the market forces that lead to the increase in value of Josef Albers’ works in this thoughtful piece by Bloomberg Pursuits. READ MORE >>
Sunday, November 19, 2017
Interview with Faheem Majeed with Chicago Gallery News. Click HERE to explore the entire interview.
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