Collectors are moving seamlessly to online auctions
at the end of 2019, websites and e-catalogues were simply useful additions to art auctions where the real thing could be scrutinised, evaluated, admired, desired and eventually auctioned off. Direct contact was non-negotiable and when the hammer came down on a bid for a significant or expensive work, it was greeted by applause from the audience.
When the hammer and the applause were drowned out by the pandemic, the “additional accessories” came to the fore and the digital domain became the lifeblood
