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The Salon

Essays and market notes from the Artable desk. New writing every two weeks, read by the collectors who set tempo.

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  • Essay · 14 May 2026 · 7 min

    The quiet return of the domestic

    Why ceramicists, textile artists, and small-scale painters are setting the tempo of the 2026 market.

  • Market note · 20 May 2026 · 5 min

    Market note — May 2026

    Three corrections, two openings, and the auction result nobody is talking about.

  • Essay · 2 May 2026 · 6 min

    Buying against your taste

    The single discipline that separates a collection from a hoard.

  • Market note · 22 Apr 2026 · 4 min

    Market note — April 2026

    Fair season debrief: what cleared, what didn't, and where private treaty is now.