Art Law: The Guide for Collectors, Investors, Dealers, and Artists

This new 766-page desk reference explains all the legal and tax ramifications involved in the creation, purchase, sale, ownership or transfer of a work of art. The authors explain for both attorney and art professional the artist/dealer relationship, the commercial aspects of buying and selling artwork either through a dealer or at auction, the rights of the artist, the tax and financial aspects of being classified by the IRS as a collector, investor or dealer in artwork, and the tax and estate planning issues faced by collectors and artists.