Written by Kirsten Rabe Smolensky, JD, ISA CAPP As an appraiser, I have worked on a lot of insurance claims, including losses due to fire, theft, transit damage, and flood. The number one mistake most insureds make is not being prepared in advance. Imagine that your...

One of the hallmarks of AXA ART’s operation is the pride it takes in meeting with and building relationships with art and insurance professionals. The company views these activities as central to delivering top level solutions for its clients. On a recent museum...

LONDON — A sensuous Paul Gauguin painting of two Tahitian girls has been sold from a Swiss private collection for close to $300 million, one of the highest prices believed to have been paid for an artwork, according to European and American art world insiders with...

On February 26, Dreweatts & Bloomsbury London will be auctioning nearly 700 photos taken in space and on the moon, dating from the very first photo outside the Earth’s atmosphere in 1946–from the launch of a V2 rocket–to the final lunar mission in 1972. At the...

By CAROL VOGEL The cover of Sotheby’s London Impressionist and modern art sale catalog features “Les Peupliers à Giverny,’’ one of Monet’s depictions of poplar trees in the fields at the edge of his property in Giverny. Painted in 1887, it captures the sunset of early...

On May 24th, Erin Fossum was featured on the podcast What’s Up Bainbridge, which features events happening on Bainbridge Island. Erin was invited to promote the May 31st talk she gave at the Kitsap Regional Library on appraising, art collecting, and care of...