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Hidden Gem: Art Treasures through the lens of History
Short stories on art discoveries of an ever curious art collector
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Art Collector’s Guide Cheat Sheet
Art Collector’s Guide Cheat Sheet
Essential Checklist for Assessing an Old Master Painting
Marina Viatkina
Oct 3, 2023
New evidence of ‘third gender’ people in art
New evidence of ‘third gender’ people in art
Story of Accidental Painting Discovery
Marina Viatkina
Aug 29, 2023
History of Men’s Hairstyles
History of Men’s Hairstyles
And how they reveal the age of a painting
Marina Viatkina
Apr 18, 2023
History of Women’s Hairstyles
History of Women’s Hairstyles
And how they reveal the age of a painting
Marina Viatkina
Feb 22, 2023
Old Masters go south?
Old Masters go south?
What’s happening at the Old Master Evening Auction right now
Marina Viatkina
Dec 6, 2022
The most expensive colours and rarest pigments in the world
The most expensive colours and rarest pigments in the world
The art history alchemy of precious minerals, metals, flora and fauna
Marina Viatkina
Jan 21, 2022
Looted art and struggles with its restitution
Looted art and struggles with its restitution
Where it all starts and why the story never ends?
Marina Viatkina
Sep 8, 2021
How to Identify the Artist of a Painting?
How to Identify the Artist of a Painting?
My own Experience of Art Provenance Research and Discovery
Marina Viatkina
Jan 19, 2021
The Mysterious Sitter. Part II
The Mysterious Sitter. Part II
Art detective investigation during the #StayAtHome
Marina Viatkina
May 21, 2020
The Mysterious Sitter. Part I
The Mysterious Sitter. Part I
Art detective investigation during the #StayAtHome
Marina Viatkina
May 6, 2020
Limbless Masters
Limbless Masters
Art that heals and courage that inspires
Marina Viatkina
Dec 19, 2019
The oldest Old Masters are on the rise
The oldest Old Masters are on the rise
Forthcoming Old Master sale highlights, Part II
Marina Viatkina
Dec 2, 2019
Auction sales as new museums?
Auction sales as new museums?
Forthcoming Old Master sale highlights, Part I
Marina Viatkina
Nov 29, 2019
Transparent painting in the hands of shady justice
Transparent painting in the hands of shady justice
Rare picture in dispute between collector and the state
Marina Viatkina
Sep 17, 2019
Brute scandal in art brut
Brute scandal in art brut
Art investigation that turns fortunes into fakes
Marina Viatkina
Aug 5, 2019
Infinite charm of a non finito
Infinite charm of a non finito
Preparatory studies and unfinished artworks turn into stand-alone pieces of art
Marina Viatkina
Jul 4, 2019
Million-dollar no-name?
Million-dollar no-name?
Christie’s Old Master Evening Sale in London, 4 July 2019
Marina Viatkina
Jul 3, 2019
Art provenance through the lens of history
Art provenance through the lens of history
Searching for the date of creation of a particular Napoleon piece from my collection
Marina Viatkina
Jun 13, 2019
Assessing Old Master artwork condition. Part III — frames
Assessing Old Master artwork condition. Part III — frames
Essential guide to making right purchasing decisions when buying art online
Marina Viatkina
Dec 17, 2018
Assessing Old Master artwork condition. Part II — back of a painting
Assessing Old Master artwork condition. Part II — back of a painting
Essential guide to making right purchasing decisions when buying art online
Marina Viatkina
Nov 28, 2018
Assessing Old Master artwork condition. Part I — painting surface
Assessing Old Master artwork condition. Part I — painting surface
Essential guide to making right purchasing decisions when buying art online
Marina Viatkina
Nov 20, 2018
Nail your art auction bidding strategy
Nail your art auction bidding strategy
How to play it safe at online art sales
Marina Viatkina
Oct 10, 2018
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