What is Art Inventory?

What is Art Inventory?

  1. Dictating exacting guidelines for the style and descriptive capacity of an inventory.
  2. The Object ID system, created by the Getty Foundation, is the standard which most art institutions follow for cataloging purposes.  This practice has become the norm amongst accredited appraisers and fine art specialist.
  3. What goes into an object ID:
    • Photographs, Type of object, Age, Date, Period, Materials & Technique, Origin, Size & Weight, Color, Shape, Markings, Inscriptions, Signature, Distinguishing features, Provence, Literature, Comparables.

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