This essay originally appeared in Spencer’s Art Law Journal. The journal is published three times a year and aims to offer insight into pressing art-related legal issues for lawyers and non-lawyers ...

“Defective art” is buzzing up the art scene, but not in that postmodern kind of way. This time, it’s not so cool. For instance, director Steven Spielberg recently dealt with defective title when he ...

On the international scene, the demand for private art insurance has risen sharply recently. According to AXA Art, a subsidiary of one of the world’s leading insurers, the world-wide art market ...

What do you do if you lose the certificate of authenticity for your conceptual artwork? Up until now, your sole option was basically to cry and mourn the loss of whatever chunk of change you plunked ...

Along with the immeasurable human costs of Hurricane Sandy, other costs are still mounting. Among these, Chelsea art galleries in Manhattan are still assessing the amount of damage to irreplaceable ...

This report on the Global Art Insurance Market is the latest released report providing a detailed analysis of the Art Insurance industry. It provides an insight into the overall structure of the ...

People have been insuring art since the late nineteenth century, and in general, fine art insurance was relatively easy to get. That’s changing, however. Existing art collectors now face roadblocks ...

Artwork title insurance reimburses an insured if another owner makes a claim to the title of a piece of artwork that the insured purchased. This is an important coverage, which is often purchased as a ...

When you buy a piece of art, can you be sure it’s really yours? Many collectors don’t always feel certain on that score. They worry in some cases that after they make a purchase someone will show up, ...

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