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Art collecting guides, artist spotlights, market insights, and the stories behind the work. Written by the people who live inside the gallery every day.
Behind the Canvas
Why Collectors Are Looking Beyond the Usual Names
For a long time, the art world's version of "important" meant a fairly narrow list of names, mostly Western, mostly familiar, mostly filtered through the same handful of cities and...
Why Collectors Are Looking Beyond the Usual Names
For a long time, the art world's version of "important" meant a fairly narrow list of names, mostly Western, mostly familiar, mostly filtered through the same handful of cities and...
Why New Collectors Now Make Up Nearly Half of G...
For a long time, the assumption in the art world ran a certain way, collecting was for people who already collected, a closed circle a newcomer had to somehow talk...
Why New Collectors Now Make Up Nearly Half of G...
For a long time, the assumption in the art world ran a certain way, collecting was for people who already collected, a closed circle a newcomer had to somehow talk...
What a Certificate of Authenticity Actually Pro...
Every piece from Marcolina's comes with a Certificate of Authenticity, we say it on nearly every product page. But we have never actually explained what that document does, or why...
What a Certificate of Authenticity Actually Pro...
Every piece from Marcolina's comes with a Certificate of Authenticity, we say it on nearly every product page. But we have never actually explained what that document does, or why...
Why Surrealism Is Having a Real Moment Right Now
Every few decades, surrealism comes back around. It's happening again right now, and the reason behind it says something real about where attention has actually been living lately. What's actually...
Why Surrealism Is Having a Real Moment Right Now
Every few decades, surrealism comes back around. It's happening again right now, and the reason behind it says something real about where attention has actually been living lately. What's actually...
The Real Collectors of 2026 Aren't Just Buying,...
For years, collecting got sold as an investment strategy first and an actual relationship second. Buy the right name, hold it, watch the value climb, repeat. That's quietly reversing, and...
The Real Collectors of 2026 Aren't Just Buying,...
For years, collecting got sold as an investment strategy first and an actual relationship second. Buy the right name, hold it, watch the value climb, repeat. That's quietly reversing, and...
How to Tell You're Looking at an Original, Not ...
A great photograph can make a giclée print look exactly like an oil painting. In person, it never does. The difference shows up the moment you stop looking at a...
How to Tell You're Looking at an Original, Not ...
A great photograph can make a giclée print look exactly like an oil painting. In person, it never does. The difference shows up the moment you stop looking at a...