Collector's Journal — Fine Art Provenance

Fine Art Provenance: A Collector’s Guide How ownership history, exhibition records, gallery labels, inscriptions and documentary evidence can help reveal the story behind a work of art. Useful Links: Home | Collector's Journal | How to Buy Original Fine Art with Confidence | Explore Our Fine Art Collection Introduction Every historic painting has a story beyond the image visible on its surface. A landscape may have hung within the same family home for generations. A portrait may retain an old exhibition label identifying its sitter. A marine painting may record a vessel whose history can be traced through shipping records...