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-Tips for Buying Art on the Internet-
There are many fraudulent works of art being offered for sale on the Internet. New York State's Attonrey General, Eliot Spitzer, offers the following tips for buying art: |
| ATTORNEY GENERAL'S TIPS FOR
PURCHASING ART ON INTERNET AUCTION SITES 1. Determine the identity of your seller, and try to contact others who have purchased art work from them. 2. View the "feedback" page, if it exists, and read the comments of others who have bought art from the same seller. 3. Ask the seller questions you may have about the art work. Be wary of evasive responses. 4. Make inquiries into a work's history of ownership. If in doubt, contact the work's previous owners to evaluate its authenticity. 5. Obtain a computer image of the artist's signature on the art work and compare that signature to the artist's. 6. Obtain from the art merchant computer images of the back of the canvas; they can be used to reveal indications of fakery. 7. Be wary of paintings that are sold at prices far below what the artist's work normally would command. 8. If you have any concerns about authenticity, seek an expert opinion quickly after purchasing the art. For further information, please see the web site for the Attorney General: http://www.oag.state.ny.us/press/2000/may/may25a_attach_00.html |
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