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April's Most Popular Articles...

Objects of Curiosity: Objects of curiosity or ‘curiosities’, can be almost anything unusual or fascinating. The collection of such objects may be undertaken for a number of reasons, most… [100 views in Apr]
What You Need to Know About Asian Art: To talk about Asian art is party to some of the difficulties inherent in talking about African art– Asia does not have a ‘Fine Art’ tradition… [86 views in Apr]
Visiting Auction Houses: One way to both buy and sell art is to visit an auction house. Sales at an auction house are normally conducted through a process of open bidding whereby people… [84 views in Apr]
Smaller UK Galleries: Given the tendency for many well established major players in the British art scene to operate from fairly modest sized spaces (such as the ‘Marlborough Gallery’ in… [84 views in Apr]
Corporate Art Collections: There was a time when the extent of a company’s art collection was a gallery detailing a who’s who of the Board of Directors. This changed during the 1960s… [80 views in Apr]
Amazing Facts About Art Fakes: Faking art is a perfectly legitimate action. It's frequently employed to produce reproductions and prints. However, 'fake art' is the crossing of a fine… [76 views in Apr]