Art as an Investment
What Institutional Due Diligence Looks Like for Art Investments
How funds, family offices, and private banks vet a painting before buying: authentication, provenance, title, condition, valuation, AML, insurance, and tax.
How funds, family offices, and private banks vet a painting before buying: authentication, provenance, title, condition, valuation, AML, insurance, and tax.
Art authentication rests on three pillars: connoisseurship, forensic science, and provenance. Here is how each works, what it costs, and why it protects value.