Art buying guides

Straight answers to the questions people ask before buying a painting online.

How to buy original oil paintings online

What to check before you buy, what it should cost, how to avoid prints, and how to see the painting before it ships.

The two-thirds rule, a size table for sofas, beds, consoles and hallways, and the hanging heights galleries use.

How originals, hand-painted editions, reproductions and prints differ, and how to tell them apart in photos.

Landscapes in mist, bird-and-flower painting, scholar rocks, water towns and the painters working today.