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The vocabulary of the art world, without the jargon.
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What is a pro forma invoice, and why does an art purchase need one?
What a pro forma invoice is, why customs and payment processes ask for one, and how it differs from the commercial invoice that finalizes an art sale.
2026-09-27 -
What does "delivered duty paid" mean, and does it apply to buying art?
What DDP means under Incoterms 2020, how it differs from DAP, and why most independent studios sell on the buyer-pays-duty model instead.
2026-09-27 -
What is the difference between a freight forwarder and a fine art shipper?
A freight forwarder coordinates logistics; a fine art shipper controls handling, crating, and climate for a specific painting. What each one actually does.
2026-09-27 -
What is a catalogue raisonné?
A catalogue raisonné is the scholarly record of an artist's complete known works — here's what it documents and why collectors check for one.
2026-08-13
