Journal

Your household policy rarely covers a sculpture at its value. Caps, specific declaration, agreed value, the proofs to keep: the practical guide.

Understanding the materials of a sculpture by Pierre Le Caër: salvaged steel, driftwood from the foreshore, Breton granite and pebbles. A collector’s guide.

Choosing a sculpture for someone else: budget, taste, size, what actually pleases. And the answers when you would rather not decide for them.

Who can value a sculpture, on what basis, and what a free online valuation is really worth. The six criteria that make the price.

The five resale channels for a sculpture, their real costs and timescales, the papers that change the price, and the mistakes that cost money.

The resale right in France: from 750 euros, 4 per cent on the first band, borne by the seller. Who declares, who pays, and what falls outside it.

The real work of an artist agency: documenting the catalogue, writing the notes, photographing, publishing, following acquisitions. Step by step.

What commission an artist’s agent takes, who pays it, what it covers and how it compares with a gallery. The market figures, plainly.

Mandate, exclusivity, term, payment, exit: the clauses of a contract between an artist and an agent, and the warning signs to spot before signing.

How to get represented by an artist agency: the real criteria, what to prepare, the mistakes that get a submission refused, and how to apply to ARTDELION.