Art Collecting 101: Buying Art for Profit And Pleasure
Alan Klevit

Booklocker.com, 2005
  
  











  



  
A Passion for Collecting: Decorating with Art and Antiques1 review
Jean Demachy

Filipacchi, 2004

A passion beyond colecting.

The author takes us for a visit to collectors homes, and allows us to have a look at their private assembly of objects, paintings and sculptures they are passionate about. We can view the art in its context, we can see the juxtaposition of objects and furniture as these are being used by its ...
  
  











  



  
The Artist's Marketing and Action Plan Workbook9 reviews
Jonathan Talbot

Jonathan Talbot, 2005

Marketing and Finances for the Artist!

+ Straight-Forward and Accessible Marketing Planning for Artists
+ Motivational Action Plan
+ Great direction for artists finances and marketing!
  
  











  



  
Art Dealer's Field Guide: How to Profit in Art, Buying and Selling Valuable Paintings8 reviews
Ron Davis

Capital Letters Press, 2005

Art Dealer's Field Guide by Ron Davis

+ Great resource for understanding the business of paintings
+ I'm so happy I found this book!
+ Excellent and Informative
+ Very Helpful for Art Neophytes
  
  











  



  
Selling Art Without Galleries: Toward Making a Living from Your Art5 reviews
Daniel Grant

Allworth Press, 2006

How to Sell Your Masterpieces

+ Selling Art Without Galleries
+ An outstanding survey covers all points and links business savvy to an independent artist's pursuits.

The same personality traits that make someone a great artist are often the same ones that make him a one-man sales-prevention team. Solitary and obsessive, the artist yearns for a big gallery to "discover" him and make him a star, letting him stay home and do nothing but paint. The reality is that ...
  
  











  



  
Business & Legal Forms for Fine Artists1 review
Tad Crawford

Allworth Press, 1999

Great Reference Guide

Even if you have the luxury of an attorney that speicalizes in art contracts, as I do, this is a great book of forms to keep handy for quick reference. My advice is to get it with his other book: Legal Guide for the Visual Artist also by Tad Crawford
  
  











  



  
The Art of Selling to the Affluent: How to Attract, Service, and Retain Wealthy Customers & Clients for Life10 reviews
Matt Oechsli

Wiley, 2004

Ritz-Carlton Service With FedEx Efficiency

+ Make this your manual for selling to the affluent
+ Best book about luxury marketing ever!!!
+ A Must Read
  
  











  



  
The Artist-Gallery Partnership: A Practical Guide to Consigning Art4 reviews
Tad Crawford, Susan Mellon

Allworth Press, 1998

The Best Book of Its Kind!!!

+ Gallerying is not for amateurs
+ Authoritative and Highly Useful

I own a small gallery because I love art and artists, but I was not prepared for the variety of business and legal headaches that this field could produce. During yet another frantic call to my attorney, she recommended this book to me and life has been considerably calmer ever since. Let's face ...
  
  











  



  
Legal Guide to Buying and Selling Art and Collectibles1 review
Armen Vartian

Bonus Books, 1997

Essential reading for all serious collectors.

Armen Vartian knows more about collectibles than any attorney in the world. Whenever we have a legal question, we always call Armen.
  
  











  



  
How to Buy and Sell Art
Michael Reid

Allen & Unwin, 2005

This guide to collecting art takes beginners from their first visit to an art gallery through the high drama of an auction. Advice on timing art purchases, following artists, collecting in different categories, dealing with tax and superannuation matters, and buying Aboriginal art is offered. An Australia-wide listing of galleries, fine art auction houses, conservators and restorers, and ...
  
  











  



  
Caring for Your Art: A Guide for Artists, Collectors, Galleries and Art Institutions1 review
Jill Snyder, Joseph Montague

Watson-Guptill, 2001

Best so Far.

Created ideally as intended for the artist as well as the dealer and collector. Just Great !
  
  











  



  
Art Marketing 101, Third Edition: A Handbook for the Fine Artist (Art Marketing 101: A Handbook for the Fine ...22 reviews
Constance Smith

ArtNetwork, 2007

Took so many notes....

+ Art Marketing 101
+ Marketis
+ Art Marketing 101
  
  











  



  
The Art of Buying Art: An Insider's Guide to Collecting Contemporary Art8 reviews
Paige West

Collins Design, 2007

An informative read and a lovely gift

+ Great Read
+ If you want to learn how to collect art, Start Here.
+ The Art of Buying Art: An Insider's Guide to Collecting Contemporary Art
+ De-mystifying the art world
  
  











  



  
The Maeght Family: A Passion for Collecting Modern Art1 review
Isabelle Maeght, Yoyo Maeght

"Harry N. Abrams, Inc.", 2006

Amazing family

Here is a concise chronology of a great art family of the 20th century. Crisp pictures help you visualize the glory of not only the foundation museum but their creative output and how they lived.
  
  











  



  
Guide to Copyright for Museums and Galleries
Anna Booy

Routledge, 2000

This is the indispensable reference tool for everyone in museums and galleries who has to deal with copyright. It is a user-friendly resource which comprehensively addresses all aspects of copyright law and usage.
  
  











  



  
The Art of Buying Art1 review
Alan Bamberger

Gordon's Art Reference Inc, 2002

excellent book for art collectors (or those who want to become collectors).

This book is not only packed with information, but also is easy to read, in case if some budding collectors are not familiar with the complicated ways of the art world.And seasoned collectors can learn new information also, for this book. As here is no description, nor the possibility to search ...
  
  











  



  
Priceless: The Memoirs and Mysteries of Britain's No. 1 Art Dealer1 review
Roy Miles

Metro Publishing, 2003

Britain's Last Great Dealer

Highly recommended. After Duveen, Roy Miles was the last great dealer, who not only re-discovered Victorian painters for the public, but who was the first to arrange the sales of Russian painters in his gallery on Bruton Street.
  
  











  



  
The Art Crowd1 review
Sophy Burnham

AuthorHouse, 2000

Still Relevant in the 21st Century

This book may have been written decades ago, but the issues are still the same. What does it mean for someone to be an artist? Do you just do what you're told or follow some inner vision? If you follow your vision and you don't make money, does that make you wrong? If suddenly you start making ...
  
  











  



  
The Art of Displaying Art
Lawrence B. Smith

Consultant Press,, 1998

Gallery and museum staff are aware that exhibitions can be materially diminished by the failure to acknowledge that there is an art to displaying art. The Art of Displaying Art takes the mystery out of successful exhibition design. It is an essential guide for gallery and museum personnel. Private collectors who own oils, graphics, drawings, and photographs will find this volume a valuable ...
  
  











  



  
The Law (in Plain English) for Galleries, Second Edition (Law (in Plain English Series)3 reviews
Leonard DuBoff

Allworth Press, 1999

Essential Reading for Every Photographer

+ Very up to date

This book covers the basics of the legal and business aspects of being a photographer. Duboff wastes no words. The book is thoughtful, concise, well organized and easy to read. The court cases he cites are interesting and thought provoking as well as useful information. This book is an ...