Exhibition notes: One Sitting

A Joris Maes microshow — three landscapes begun and finished outdoors in a single session, worked wet and never revisited in the studio. The show brings together 3 pieces across 1 artist, opening with Joris Maes's "The Vantage."

What's on view

Comparing platforms on commission rate alone misses half the picture — what matters just as much is what that rate is actually paying for, whether that's marketing reach, payment protection, logistics handling, or simply less overhead than the number suggests.

Pricing in a young marketplace tends to look erratic from the outside because it's still discovering itself — early sales set anchors that later sales either confirm or correct, and both are useful information, not noise.

Why these pieces belong together

Buying internationally used to mean navigating customs paperwork nobody explained clearly until something got stuck at a border; a marketplace that handles shipping logistics on the seller's side removes most of that uncertainty without removing the collector's ability to buy from anywhere.

Budget discipline in collecting isn't about spending less, it's about deciding in advance what a piece has to do for you before you see the price tag, so the price tag doesn't end up doing the deciding for you.

The show is live now — start with "The Vantage" for a sense of the range on view.