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FAR® Technology & Art Registry

What is FAR What is FAR? - FAR® Tag Technology and Permanent Online Registry for Art and Collectibles
FAR is a web site where artists can permanently register their art when they create it and where collectors, museums and galleries can register their collections ...Read More


FAR Intro Video - What is FAR? What is FAR? An Introduction to Fine Art Registry
by Fine Art Registry™
An introduction to the Fine Art Registry, a unique online permanent registry and marketplace for artists and collectors.
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FAR Intro Video for the Artist An Introduction to Fine Art Registry for the Artist
by Fine Art Registry™
An introduction to the Fine Art Registry for the artist, a unique online permanent registry and marketplace.
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FAR Intro Video for the Collector An Introduction to Fine Art Registry for the Collector
by Fine Art Registry™
An introduction to the Fine Art Registry for the collector, a unique online permanent registry and marketplace.
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How FAR Works How FAR Works
1. You, an artist, collector, gallery or museum decide you want to make a permanent record of a work of art you have created or obtained or of a whole collection of art work. 2. You become a member of Fine Art Registry ...Read More


December 13, 2006:
Comparing Art Registries Fine Art Registry, By "FAR" the Best
by Anayat Durrani
An objective comparison of existing art registries. Art registries are sprouting up all over the information superhighway. Careful review of some of the more wellknown art registries reveals that ...Read More



Art Marketing

September 7, 2007:
Art Marketing, Selling Your Art on the Internet How to Market Your Art Via the Internet: Artist Marketing Series
by Fine Art Registry
Since this series is about marketing your art, the first thing to know (which you probably already do) is that visibility counts for a lot. If enough people can see your art, some of it is going to sell ...Read More


August 31, 2007:
Art Marketing, Selling Your Art Leveling the Playing Field: Artist Marketing Series
by Dan Koon
As we mentioned in Part 2, someone around the time of the Renaissance had a novel idea, which, articulated, could be "Maybe God is not the measure of all things. Maybe man is." Whether or not ...Read More


August 13, 2007:
The Best Painter Ever Different Ways Artists Managed Throughout History: Artist Marketing Series  |  by Dan Koon
In our opening article, we established the understanding that some kind of exchange has to occur if one is going to continue to call oneself an artist and not, say, an art teacher or an art writer ...Read More


April 20, 2007:
Marketing Art on the Internet Part I An Introduction to Internet Marketing for Artists
by Fine Art Registry™
Highly-successful artist Lorna Wallace shares her secrets of internet marketing with emerging artist Dan Koon.
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April 17, 2007:
Marketing and Selling Art How to Survive Even Though You're an Artist: First in a Series on Marketing and Selling Your Art  |  by Fine Art Registry™
Herewith we begin an adventuresome undertaking. With any luck at all, it will benefit FAR® members and visitors to this site. We’re beginning a series on the subject of Marketing, specifically ...Read More



Art Authentication & Provenance

January 14, 2008:
Limited Edition Reproductions Truth in the Fine Art Industry: Limited Edition Reproductions
by Theresa Franks
Pick up any magazine on the subject, visit any related website, talk to any knowledgeable dealer or gallery and you will soon find out that the field of fine art reproductions, limited edition prints, giclées, sculpture reproductions... Read More


August 13, 2007:
Certificate of Authenticity The Certificate of Authenticity: Rely on it at Your Own Risk
by Anayat Durrani
Between 1986 and 1994, British master art forger John Myatt painted 200 new works and passed them off as originals by nine modern masters. Myatt succeeded with the help of accomplice ...Read More


July 20, 2007:
Hallmark of Authenticity The Hallmark of Authenticity, Origin
by Anayat Durrani
or Artist, Secure Your Own Provenance! California truck driver Teri Horton bought a painting for $5 in a San Bernardino thrift shop in the early 1990s. She showed her painting to an art teacher ...Read More


December 17, 2006:
Art Authentication Getting to the Truth of Authentication
by Theresa Franks
"Authentication" and "Provenance" defined. Before I launch into the meat of this article, I think it is appropriate to begin with defining two important terms used frequently in the visual art market ...Read More


November 18, 2006:
Jackson Pollock type artist Taking up Where Jackson Pollock Left Off - Frankie Brown
by Fine Art Registry™
Francis Hogan ("Frankie") Brown is a master of splatter-dash painting and a lot more besides…
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June 21, 2006:
Certificates of Authenticity Certificates of Authenticity: Are they Worth the Paper they are Printed on?
by Theresa Franks
It sounds strange to question the validity of such a time honored, dyed-in-the-wool institution as certificates of authenticity for ...Read More


June 20, 2006:
The FAR ID Tag The Fine Art Registry™ Tag: Not Just A Pretty Label
by David Charles
What is so special about the Fine Art Registry tag? Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn would have killed for it. Pablo ...Read More


April 12, 2006:
Endangered Art Art: The Endangered Pieces
by David Phillips
After nine long months the baby is finally born. It's a girl! In the hospital she is quickly tagged so that there can be no confusion as ...Read More


February 9, 2006:
Art and Antiques, Buyer Beware When It Comes To Collecting Art And Antiques Caveat Emptor - Let The Buyer Beware
by T.S. Franks
There are more art and antique collectors today than at any other time in history. With the advent of the Information Age ...Read More


February 9, 2006:
Art and Provenance The Age Old Problem: Provenance
by T.S. Franks
For decades and decades, people around the globe have grumbled about the inherent perils associated with trading in fine art, both in the contemporary and secondary art markets ...Read More


Collecting Art, Antiques, and Collectibles

December 12, 2007:
Collecting, Auctioneers and Auctions on Land and at Sea Collecting 101: More on Auctioneers and Auctions on Land and at Sea
by Anayat Durrani
Art auctions come in all shapes and sizes. The most well known are, of course, Sotheby’s and Christie’s. But there are many medium-to-smaller sized auction houses scattered throughout the U.S. and in other countries ...Read More


October 12, 2007:
Fine Art Auctions, Auctioneers in Collecting Art and Antiques Collecting 101: Auctions and Auctioneers, and Some Tricks of the Trade
by Anayat Durrani
Much like the artwork they are auctioning off, the art auctioneer is the centerpiece of every auction. Articulate, often charming, the auctioneer is a master in the art of the sale. Skilled auctioneers ...Read More


October 5, 2007:
Collecting Art, Antiques, and Collectibles Collecting 101: Auctions - The Engine That Drives the World of Collecting
by Fine Art Registry
If you're a collector, no matter what you collect –Barbie dolls, Coke bottles or Picassos – chances are that pursuit of your passion will at some point lead you to an auction. Now, while auction houses ...Read More


September 14, 2007:
Collecting Art, Antiques, and Collectibles Collecting 101: The Joys and How To's of Collecting Art, Antiques...
by Fine Art Registry
If you are familiar with this website, you have seen many mentions of collecting art, antiques and other collectibles. And as interest in Fine Art Registry expands wider across the Internet, the site is ...Read More


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