There, I learned that his paintings were often hard to identify because ... he and other Creole artists were increasingly marginalized. That also meant that Hudson’s signature was erased ...

And the reasons for the practice went beyond pride. Artists realized that their signatures could make their work more valuable to collectors. And if a nobleman knew who had made a beautiful piece ...

Ready to invest seriously in art? Pro tip: pay attention to the size of the artist's signature. In this case, bigger is better. That's the takeaway from a new study out in the European Journal of ...