An art dealer is a person or company that buys and sells works of art, or acts as the intermediary between the buyers and sellers of art.
An art dealer in contemporary art typically seeks out various artists to represent, and builds relationships with collectors and museums whose interests are likely to match the work of the represented artists. Some dealers are able to anticipate market trends, while some prominent dealers may be able to influence the taste of the market. Many dealers specialize in a particular style, period, or region. They often travel internationally, frequenting exhibitions, auctions, and artists' studios looking for good buys, little-known treasures, and exciting new works. When dealers buy works of art, they resell them either in their galleries or directly to collectors. Those who deal in contemporary art in particular usually exhibit artists' works in their own galleries. They will often take part in preparing the works of art to be revealed or processed.[1][2][3]
Art dealers' professional associations serve to set high standards for accreditation or membership and to support art exhibitions and shows.[4]
- ^ The Art Gallery - Volume 14, Issue 2. Hollycroft Press. 1971. p. 86.
...we require no such guarantee of the artist's 'presence'. We are prepared for the work of art to be revealed or processed. In the plastic arts the artist ' s signature, factually and figuratively, assumes prime importance . " Factually, if not figuratively, most editions of multiples bear the artist's...
- ^ Hulst, T. (2017). A History of the Western Art Market: A Sourcebook of Writings on Artists, Dealers, and Markets. University of California Press. p. 106. ISBN 9780520290624. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
... which information is processed by the structure of collectors, dealers, agents and auction...
- ^ Alan D. Bryce, Art Smart: The Intelligent Guide to Investing in the Canadian Art Market, Dundurn, 2007. ISBN 1550026763, 9781550026764
- ^ "Collector's Guide to Working with Art Dealers, 45th Anniversary Edition" (PDF). New York: The Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2013.