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Behind the Canvas

Line-art smartphone showing a framed painting on its screen, with a heart below it and a small lime sparkle beside it, above the headline “Your First Visit Can Happen on Your Phone” on a black background with the Marcolina’s logo.

Your First Visit Can Happen on Your Phone: How ...

For a long time, collecting started with walking through a gallery door. That is changing, and new 2026 data shows how far. It is also how we already work at...

Your First Visit Can Happen on Your Phone: How ...

For a long time, collecting started with walking through a gallery door. That is changing, and new 2026 data shows how far. It is also how we already work at...

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How Insuring Original Art Actually Works

Most people find out how their homeowner's policy treats original art the hard way, after something has already happened. It's worth understanding before that, since the answer usually isn't what...

How Insuring Original Art Actually Works

Most people find out how their homeowner's policy treats original art the hard way, after something has already happened. It's worth understanding before that, since the answer usually isn't what...

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What Actually Happens When You Commission a Piece

Commissioning a piece sounds more complicated than it actually is. Most of the uncertainty comes from not knowing what the process looks like, not from the process itself. It starts...

What Actually Happens When You Commission a Piece

Commissioning a piece sounds more complicated than it actually is. Most of the uncertainty comes from not knowing what the process looks like, not from the process itself. It starts...

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How Pricing Actually Works, From $500 to $10,00...

Original art pricing can look arbitrary from the outside, two paintings, similar size, wildly different price tags, with no obvious explanation offered. It isn't arbitrary. It's just rarely explained plainly....

How Pricing Actually Works, From $500 to $10,00...

Original art pricing can look arbitrary from the outside, two paintings, similar size, wildly different price tags, with no obvious explanation offered. It isn't arbitrary. It's just rarely explained plainly....

Marcolina's gallery journal cover with painting by female artist Gabrielle Perez

Why Collectors Are Paying Closer Attention to F...

Art market data doesn't usually surprise anyone paying attention. This year, one real, specific shift is worth naming directly, increased demand for work by female artists, cited across multiple current...

Why Collectors Are Paying Closer Attention to F...

Art market data doesn't usually surprise anyone paying attention. This year, one real, specific shift is worth naming directly, increased demand for work by female artists, cited across multiple current...

Marcolina's journal cover using oil painting by Guillo Perez 3 on Why Bold Color and Maximalism Are Having a Moment

Why Bold Color and Maximalism Are Having a Moment

Beige had a long run. Right now, it's genuinely losing ground, and color is the reason why. What's actually changing Current 2026 design research points to the same shift across...

Why Bold Color and Maximalism Are Having a Moment

Beige had a long run. Right now, it's genuinely losing ground, and color is the reason why. What's actually changing Current 2026 design research points to the same shift across...