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Auction News: Big Three Houses Increase Buyer's Premiums Again; Sotheby's Kills off Buyer's Premium for Online-Only Auctions, and Launches New Contemporary/Post War Photography Sale
The big three auction houses are raising most of their buyer's fees once again.
Sotheby's was first up this time with its increases. As of November 1, 2017, Sotheby’s Buyer’s…
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Louis-Émile Durandelle: The New Paris Opera
By Alex Novak
Louis-Émile Durandelle was born on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1839 in Verdun, France.
Durandelle was in partnership with Hyacinthe Cesare Delmaet in Paris. In 1862 Delmaet died. Delmaet's…
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The Insider's Guide to Selling Photographs
Besides historical and aesthetic considerations, most photography collectors ultimately will face the real economic issue of both buying and selling images.
Few of us merely inherit a collection and then pass…
Read More“Not only is I Photo Central a wonderful source for information about the photographic market place, it also connects all of us in the photographic community. In creating it, Alex Novak has given us a great gift.”
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