The 2021 mid-year Art Market report by Art Basel and UBS Global made grim reading for sellers using traditional means.
"The business model of dealers which is based fundamentally on discretionary spending and strongly dependent on travel and in-person contact has been uniquely positioned to struggle in the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic," it says.
Sales values dropped by 20% on aggregate in the dealer sector for 2020, and the first half of 2021 "has seen mixed results," the report details.
But
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