How to Document Provenance From the Day You Buy
Record the acquisition and source precisely, preserve prior records as received, distinguish documented facts from oral history, and add every later movement, loan, transfer, and conservation event.
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What Documents to Get When Buying Original Art
Start with a precise invoice, then preserve condition, provenance, seller statements, certificates, images, correspondence, payment, shipping, and installation records according to the object and transaction.
Buying From a Gallery or Dealer
Verify the business and its authority to offer the work, ask what the price includes, understand which claims come from the seller, and require object-specific documentation and delivery terms.
What to Ask Before Buying an Original Artwork
Confirm exactly what is being sold, who is selling it, what evidence comes with it, the full price, and what happens if the work arrives damaged or materially different from the description.
What Does It Mean When More Works by an Artist Come to Market?
Define the supply event, separate one estate from broad selling, compare object quality, track sold and passed lots, and test whether demand widened before drawing a market conclusion.
How to Research an Artist Before You Buy
Build a small evidence map: confirm the artist’s identity and official channels, review an actual body of work, distinguish independent records from self-description, and then return to the specific object being sold.
Buying Directly From an Artist
Treat a direct purchase as a professional transaction: confirm the official channel, request an object-specific invoice, agree on fulfillment and risk, and preserve the artist-provided record from day one.
How to Compare Prices for an Artist’s Work
Compare like with like, separate asking prices from completed sales, adjust for channel and object differences, and use the result to frame questions rather than declare a single correct value.