Author name: nik pick

At the $1M+ collection level, you stop buying “insurance” and start buying “risk management.” I pitted the two titans of

I sat with a widow who had just inherited 200 paintings. She had no list, no receipts, and no idea

In 2026, copper prices are at record highs. I reported on a rash of thefts where thieves winched a 300lb

A collector bought a $40,000 vase in Paris and shipped it to New York. To save money, he let the

I walked into a hedge fund’s lobby in Midtown. They had a $500,000 Ed Ruscha hanging behind the receptionist. I

I inspected a 17th-century Dutch Master painting for a client. The painting looked fine, but I noticed tiny piles of

During the 2025 civil unrest in [City Redacted], a Molotov cocktail was thrown into a gallery window, destroying $2M in

A heavy vibration from construction next door caused a large photograph to fall face-first. The “Museum Glass” (which cost $1,200)

I advise a dealer who buys and sells about 50 paintings a year. He tried to schedule each one individually