Capture condition details of a piece of art, furniture, high value item, and generate condition reports at various levels of details at any point of fine arts, high value goods, furniture transportation with Art Manager software.
Having the appropriate level of condition details in the system helps avoid disputes over pre-existing damages, ensures the transparency of an item’s condition during transportation and storage, and plays a key role in insurance and the valuation of high value assets.
Making the conditions available as a report as well as having the details accessible on-line provides a real time view to your staff and clients, freeing up time and resources.
Each item and its elements gets its high level condition and condition notes and any number of images attached to it. The images can be annotated right in the mobile app. Then one gets to the detailed condition report where each condition gets its own type, location, description and images. All the details can be captured in the Inventory app and Art Manager. At the end the data is stored in Art Manager where standard and custom deep condition reports can be produced in Word and PDF format.
Client portals allow your clients to access item conditions from any device that has internet and download the details in real time.
Answers to questions you might have about a condition report.
A single item condition report typically includes item details (name, materials, artist/maker, title, sidemarks and then a combination of general condition notes, item overview photos and a breakdown of each individual condition with its own photo and description.
The basic data is oftentimes captured by the collection crew and then a warehouse/art handler adds more relevant details through the Voxme Inventory mobile app.
Typically it is required if a transportation company sells insurance or upon client’s request. The latter determines the level of condition reporting details.
Having condition details captured prevents any damage claims and helps preserve trust and collaboration with your clients and favorable treatment from your insurance provider.
