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An Overview
A man, a woman and a child are blindfolded and placed in a room with an elephant. “Tell me what this is,” orders a researcher. Running his hands over the tough hide on one of the elephant’s rear legs,...
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Better to be Safe than Sorry
In this section, I will give you 5 important reasons you should use Object ID to describe, detail and document every one of your artworks. 1. You Won’t Get Your Stolen Art Back Unless You Can...
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Checklist
Without Object ID, collectors may as well put a picture of stolen artworks on a milk carton. The reason a collector, art gallery or museum documents a work of art is so that they can use it for...
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Type of Object
Category 1 of Object ID is “Type of Object.” Looks pretty simple. But is it? Howard Miller Nottingham Grandfather Clock Assume your stolen grandfather clock is recovered by police in Barcelona. If they...
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Materials & Techniques
The second category specified by Object ID is “Materials and Technique,” and it asks you to record the materials and technique used to create, decorate, adapt and repair the artwork you’re documenting....
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Measurements
The third Object ID category is Measurements, another seemingly straightforward area that is fraught with pitfalls. A mistake will often scuttle a collector’s claim for return of a lost or stolen...
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Inscriptions & Markings
Vetheuil, vu de L'Ile Saint Martin On the night of December 28, 2003, Claude Monet’s Vetheuil, vu de L’Ile Saint Martin and Pierre Renoir’s Place de la Trinite‘ were stolen from a palatial Gulf-front...
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Distinguishing Features
Next to inscriptions and markings, imperfections represent another excellent means of uniquely identifying an artwork in case of its eventual loss or theft. Object ID calls these identifiers...
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