2026 — ArtDom | News and Articles

Damage does not always make an artwork impossible to sell. A painting with cracks, a torn canvas, or areas of paint loss may still retain artistic and collectible value. Its final price depends on the artist’s reputation, the rarity of the work, the nature of the damage, the possibility of restoration, and its documented provenance. For this reason, buying paintings and subsequently selling them requires professional assessment.

Consignments weighing more than 50 kg must be shipped on a pallet, which provides the clearance needed for pallet trucks and forklifts. The consignment must also be sealed. For heavy art consignments a pallet provides stability, allows safe handling with a pallet truck or forklift, and reduces the risk of damage to the packaging. Why a pallet, rather than simply a crate on the floor of the vehicle The reason is that a shipment travelling abroad passes through...

The leading international carriers — FedEx, UPS, DHL — regularly update their rules for oversized consignments. For artists, galleries and collectors these changes have a direct bearing on the cost, transit time and paperwork involved in shipping paintings abroad. Shipping larger consignments of artwork — paintings, works on paper, sculpture, and particularly anything over 100×100 cm — requires purpose-built protective packaging. In such cases a crate is...

The US tariff changes have rewritten the logic of shipping paintings to America. Since 29 August 2025 every parcel, whatever its value, must be formally declared, and the recipient pays duty on delivery. Gifts, personal effects and commercial shipments valued up to 800 dollars once crossed the border free of charge; that threshold is now gone for good. For an artist in Ukraine this is not an abstract Bloomberg headline but a direct hit to the cost of a sale. A client in Brooklyn who...

Painting copies have existed for as long as the originals themselves. Copying is even considered a peculiar sign of success: after all, bad paintings wouldn't be copied. According to historical research, as far back as the Renaissance, from the 14th to the 17th centuries, artists used the camera obscura—the ancestor of the photographic camera. This device allowed an image to be projected onto a surface, much like a projector—leaving the artist to simply reproduce it with paints. Since...

The global art market is showing signs of recovery in 2026. According to an ArtTactic report, sales at Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips grew by 70% year-on-year in the first half of 2026, reaching $6.8 billion. The combined value of the ten most expensive works sold at auction this year reached $767.7 million. The ranking is dominated by paintings by American and European 20th-century artists, along with two sculptures — by Picasso and Brancusi. Most of the records were set within a...

Confirming the authorship of a painting is one of the most sought-after services in the field of art. Owners of artworks often face situations where the work has the artist's signature, but documents confirming its origin are missing. In such cases, there is a need to conduct an attribution expertise. Authorship confirmation may be needed when selling a work, processing an inheritance, insuring, participating in exhibitions, or preparing documents for international...

The era of generative neural networks has radically changed the art industry. Just a few years ago, an artist could calmly publish their works on social networks without fear that someone would reproduce their unique style in a couple of minutes. Today the situation is different: it is enough to upload a dozen images into an artificial intelligence system, and it will learn to create works "in the manner" of any author. This creates serious risks for artists: loss of uniqueness,...

The international art market continues to develop actively, and Ukrainian artists are increasingly selling their works outside the country. In 2026, international art logistics has undergone a number of changes that affect the rules of registration, customs procedures, and the cost of transportation. It is especially important to consider the new requirements for artists, galleries, collectors, and art dealers who regularly carry out painting delivery abroad . The speed of...

Legal literacy is just as much a tool for a modern artist's success as high-quality brushes, canvases, or paints. In this article, we have gathered the most popular legal documents that professional artists need to reliably protect their rights, freedoms, and financial interests. All templates have been prepared by experts, drawing on current trends in the contemporary art market and the real needs of both creators and collectors or art dealers. Our materials and every standard contract...