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Amid Tough Auction Results Worldwide, Sotheby's Lays off Staff, Increases Buyer's Premium; Phillips CEO Ed Dolman Steps down
It hasn't been the kindest year to the art and collectibles market in general, unlike the currently booming stock market. Whether you are a gallery, private dealer or auction company,…
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Bodies of Light: Fine Art Photographs of 20th-Century Female Nudes
The female body had long been used for artistic inspiration. From classic Greek sculpture to photography, artists have explored sensuality.
The photographers represented in this nude photography portfolio range from…
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The Care and Handling of Fine Art Photographs
Because photographs can easily be damaged, taking precautionary measures is the best defense in protecting their value. This article is designed to help you understand the basic care and…Read More“I Photo Central adds much-needed transparency to what can be an opaque market in vintage photography. Its calendar of auctions and events is indispensable. From its inception, it has been one of my go-to sites.”
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I Photo Central provides thousands of web pages for the photography collector, curator and historian. This site includes articles on collecting issues (such as connoisseurship and print values; insurance and risk management; appraisals; buying and selling images; developing a photography collecting library; framing/matting and preserving your collection; conservation, etc.). The largest for-sale fine art photography gallery on the web is databased here and is easily accessed through an extensive on-site search engine.
270 issues of the popular E-Photo Newsletter are also archived here and are also searchable; and there is a major International Photography Calendar of Events section.
An additional Special Exhibits section focuses on specific topics, photography processes (such as autochromes, daguerreotypes, stereo views and oratones), contemporary photography and individual photographers.
