Art's present and possible future • Art as an investment • Who sells what, where and how • The history of art collecting

Jul 11, 2008

ebook for art enthusiasts and collectors

THIS EBOOK CONTAINS

• Looking at Your "A.Q." - Aesthetic Quotient
Ideas, People, Places, Books to Help You Step Up Your "Aesthetic Quotient" What to Look for

in Museums • Visiting with Artists

• The Forms Art Takes
Looking at Prints • How Prints Are Made • Wood Cuts and Wood En­gravings • Intaglio Methods

• Lithographs • Stencil Process • Japanese Prints • Early Prints • The Ways of Drawing The

Kinds of Drawings • Buying Drawings • The World of Water Colors Recent Developments •

Qualities of Water Colors • Tempera, Gouache • The Many Forms of Sculpture Wood Sculpture •

Stone Sculpture • Terra Cotta • Bronze Sculpture • Welded Sculpture • Slate Sculpture •

Bas-Reliefs and Friezes • The New Forms • Visiting the Foundry • Ceramics and Enamels •

Primitive Sculpture Oil Paintings Their Abundance • How to Look at Them • Variations

• But Is It Art?
Arts Opposed to Crafts • The Historical Look • Fraktur Paintings • Artifacts • Illustrated

Books • Posters Reproductions • Some Pros and Cons • Oil Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture

• Ready to Buy
General Criteria and Specific Pointers • Investment or Beauty? • Beware of "Autographs" •

The Matter of "Quality" • Understanding and Appreciating the Artist • Choosing Your Field •

Picking the Best

• Look Now—Buy Later
How to See and Buy at Art Galleries and Auctions • A Close Look at Art Dealers •

Negotiating • Fakes and Forgeries • Exercising Care at Auctions • Principles for Auction

Buying • Enjoying Galleries

• A Galaxy of Galleries
Who Sells What, Where, and How • The Leading Galleries—Profiles • A Table of Galleries:

Artists, Fields, Prices, Viewpoints

• The Added Touch
Framing, Hanging, Lighting Your Collection • A Basic Rule • Suggestions for Hanging •

Moving Your Pictures • The Importance of the Wall • Colors for Your Wall • Lighting •

Frames and Framers • Some Pointers

• You've Collected It ... Protect It
Some Points About Insuring Your Collection • Establishing the Value of Your Collection •

Listing "Risks" Involved • Insurance Policies and Various Coverages

• The Picture Ahead
Art's Present and Probable Future • The Matter of Art as an Investment • Bright Prospects

• New Frontiers
"Discovering" Old Painters • Finding New Ones • The Many Sources • Some Case Histories •

Personal Recollections • The World Over • Pitfalls



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