A New Database Could Make It Easier to Successfully Invest in Art
An art world insider is monetizing 25 years of buyer information.
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Photographer: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFPJosh Baer, the author of the art industry newsletter, the Baer Faxt, has spent the past 25 years jotting down who bought what at auction, and who tried to buy art but was outbid.
“As an adviser or dealer, that information is key,” says Baer, who also works as a dealer and adviser. “And all of this data is something I published in the Baer Faxt.”