Fine Art Dashboard by David Doswell

Appraisal

An appraisal is a documented opinion of value at a point in time. Older appraisals make present-day value harder to defend.

Claim friction

Claim friction is the difficulty of proving loss, title, condition, or value after an event. Higher friction usually means slower, less certain recovery.

Condition report

A condition report records the physical state of an artwork at a given moment. Stale reports weaken comparisons before and after movement.

Documentation risk

Documentation risk measures weakness in provenance, title, recovery records, and supporting files. High documentation risk can complicate both claims and sales.

Institutional loan

An institutional loan places a work in museum or foundation custody for a defined period. It can improve prestige while also increasing handling and custody complexity.

Ownership complexity

Ownership complexity reflects how many entities, interests, or structures sit behind a work or collection. More complexity makes value and title questions harder to resolve quickly.

Provenance

Provenance is the documented history of ownership, custody, and transfer. Strong provenance reduces uncertainty around title and authenticity.

Recovery readiness

Recovery readiness is how quickly the collection can produce records needed after loss, theft, or damage. Good readiness lowers delay and ambiguity under pressure.

Restoration history

Restoration history describes prior conservation or repair work on an object. Significant intervention can add complexity when assessing new damage.

Share of value in one location

This measures how much of the collection's value sits in one location. Higher concentration increases exposure to a single localized event.

Transit risk

Transit risk captures exposure created by movement, handoffs, and changing custody. More frequent or international transit usually increases pressure.

Valuation sensitivity

Valuation sensitivity reflects how easily the collection's stated value could be challenged. Older appraisals and complex ownership tend to raise it.

Artist Power

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Selected artist

How one artist's market stature and fragility change your collection's valuation sensitivity.

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Primary artist

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Select a primary artist when one name materially drives resale confidence across the collection.

Market profile

Weighted by your selected share of collection value.

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Conclusions

Main vulnerability

Provenance, title, and recovery documentation.

Best next action

Align recovery readiness with object-level records so loss narratives are not assembled under pressure.

Claim friction note

Recovery documentation is workable, but not fast under scrutiny. Stale condition reports blur prior wear and new damage.