In keeping with 2024’s Year of the Dragon, Amelia Zhu, Senior Asian Art Specialist at Waddington’s Toronto and ISA member, collaborates with Austin Yuen, ISA Canadian Chapter Treasurer and fellow specialist at Waddington’s, to share a selection of Chinese works of art featuring dragons at auction.
One of the earliest depictions of dragons in archaeological …
What Art Appraisers and Advisers Can Offer
ISA members are highlighted as specialists in the Canadian Art Collecting Guide.
These experts provide independent valuations of art, along with strategies to organize and build a collection, among other vital services.
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“You might wish to reach out to an appraiser to seek assurance …
I’m always being asked by new art buyers for help in better understanding the art markets so here is an introductory list of ten tips that can provide some foundational knowledge.
Learn and study as much as you can about art.The more art you can look at the more you’ll start to identify styles and images …
Many people interested in learning more about buying original art are intimidated by the art world and are afraid to ask about what they don’t know. If this describes you, then you are not alone. To support new art buyers in building a foundation of art market knowledge, here is an introductory list of …
“It’s Not Right”: Fakes, Fear and Litigation
It is no wonder authenticators are dwindling in numbers and appraisers, writers of catalogue raisonnés and just about everyone else in the art world seems to run in fear of litigation when there is doubt about the authenticity of a work of art. Getting it wrong, or getting …
