Hiscox Online Art Trade Rerpot (pt.2)

December 3 2020

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Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

The insurance company Hiscox have published the second part of their 2020 Online Trade Report. The report is absolutely free to read.

Some of the most interesting facts contained within:

- A majority of millennial and new buyers have expressed increased confidence in buying art online since the COVID crisis.

- Eight out of ten new buyers have purchased art works online between March and September 2020.

- More than 55% of buyers have purchased art through online auctions, compared with 37% last year.

- Over two-thirds of respondents expressed that Instagram was their social media platform of choice for art.

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