Author: Juan A. Esteban
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Restitution and responsible acquisition: what to do when provenance is problematic
How to spot provenance risks, research before buying and act prudently when faced with a claim or a possible illicit export.
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Why a gallery may ask for your ID when you buy a work
Why a gallery may ask for your ID, the beneficial owner or the source of funds, what obligations it is meeting and how to send documents in a proportionate and secure way.
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Donating a work to an institution: what to agree
What to prepare and what to agree when donating a work to an institution: acceptance, ownership, rights, conditions, conservation, valuation and delivery.
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Lending a work from a private collection to a museum
What to agree when lending a privately owned work to a museum: identification, condition, transport, insurance, image rights, costs and incidents.
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How to plan the succession of an art collection
How to organise the inventory, ownership, rights, digital assets, the people responsible and possible destinations before passing on a collection.
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How to sell a work from your collection
How to prepare the sale of a work from a collection: title, documentation, channel, net proceeds, resale right, export and delivery.
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Importing or exporting a work from Spain: documentation and permits
What to check before taking a work out of Spain or bringing cultural goods into the European Union: permits, thresholds, customs and documentation.
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How to insure an art collection
What to document and what to ask when insuring a collection: values, locations, transport, exclusions, limiting clauses and what to do when a loss occurs.
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Buying art at auction: estimate, premium, condition and collection
How to read an auction catalogue, work out the total cost, check condition and attribution and plan for heritage rules, payment, transport and collection.
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How to read a condition report for a work of art
How to interpret a condition report, what it describes, what it does not prove and how to use it in purchases, loans, transport and conservation.