A certificate that changed hands, as it travels in a phone’s wallet: the work, the artist, its provenance and a code that verifies it. Never the owner, never a price.
second market
Art Auctions & Private Sales
Collectors who acquired through Avant.Dev can open a work to offers. The certificate stays whole, the artist earns a royalty, and the gallery brokers the sale. Nobody’s name is on this page.
- An offer reaches the gallery, never the owner
- The certificate is transferred, never reissued
- The artist earns a royalty on every resale
from the art concierge
Auction house
The second market, brokered by the gallery: offers, private sales and how the market moves.
How to enjoy an art fair (and maybe buy something)
How to visit an art fair and enjoy it: pick one, go with a short list, ask at the booths, take notes, and what to ask for if you decide to buy.
Provenance: the little folder that travels with a work
What is provenance in art? The story of where a work has been, with the papers to show it. What goes in the folder and how to start yours.
Art and taxes: the short, calm version
Taxes on art in plain words: what shows on the invoice, what happens when a work crosses a border and what to keep if you ever sell it.
Why a gallery sometimes asks for your ID
Why an art gallery sometimes asks for an ID when you buy: when it happens, what is asked, what happens to it and what a gallery should never ask.
What is an emerging artist? Definition, the signals that matter, and how to collect one
An emerging artist is in the first decade of a professional practice, with a body of work, a first gallery and prices that reflect that stage. What the term means, the five signals we read, and how to collect one well.
Where art sells: a short tour of the market
The art market by region, in a short tour: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Mexico and Latin America, and what it means if you collect from home.
Understand the art market: primary, secondary and where prices come from
The art market is two markets with different rules. How primary and secondary prices are set, what galleries, fairs and auctions each do, and how to read a price.