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Legendary Art and Photography Collector Sylvio Perlstein Has Died
An important--if not "legendary", as Artnews called him—experimental art and photography collector and patron Sylvio Perlstein, died August 6 in Antwerp, Belgium at the age of 94. Perlstein was passionate…
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Louis De Clercq: 19th-Century Traveler and Calotypist
By Alex Novak
Louis-Constantine-Henri-Francois Xavier De Clercq was born on Christmas Day in 1836. Doubly blessed with the support of a wealthy French family, De Clercq early on fell in…
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The Ins and Outs of A Photography Appraisal
Collecting photography may be a labor of love, but taking care of it may be a burden best shared with experts. At the very least, it’s important to keep…
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