Dealing in contemporary art demands agility. Dealing in Old Masters demands endurance. The objects are older than the institutions that sell them, older than the nations that now claim them. Their surfaces carry not only pigment, but centuries of handling, misattribution, restoration, and longing. The market here does not move quickly — but when itContinue reading “Custodians of Time: Twenty Structural Challenges in the Old Master Market and the Discipline Required to Meet Them”
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In Florence, Real Estate Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated
There’s a moment—usually somewhere between the third unanswered email and the fifth phone call that mysteriously drops—when even the most enthusiastic buyer or seller begins to wonder: Is this just how things work in Florence? Spoiler: it’s not. Florence is layered. Beautiful, yes—achingly so—but also complex, nuanced, and full of charming contradictions. The kind ofContinue reading “In Florence, Real Estate Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated”
The Life of Francesca Romana Correale 