The Dangers of Wealth – A Tale of Two Art Investors Consider these two scenarios: A very wealth person (Wealthy1) decides that he would like to invest in art and after going through the auction catalogues from the major auction houses for the next couple of months, Wealthy1 comes across a major painting by an [...]
How to Approach the Art Market Like a Pro Many art investors make the mistake of approaching the art market as a single entity when in fact the art market is made up of many different and often highly segregated markets. If an investor approaches the art market as a single entity they are basically [...]
Saatchi Gallery Online Saleroom is Open for Business !!! It is with extreme excitement that I announce that the Saatchi Gallery Online Saleroom (http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/saleroom) is now open for business. The Saatchi Online Gallery is the pet project of controversial advertising mogul and art super-collector Charles Saatchi whose entrepreneurial skill is responsible for the rise of artists [...]
Top Ten Australian Aboriginal Artists After the high level of interest in my recent post on buying Australian Aboriginal art and considering that Australian Aboriginal art is one of my specialties, I thought that I would go into a little more detail on the subject and share some more of my knowledge and experience. Having [...]
Art News Flash – Damien Hirst Arrested !!! ‘News Flash: Damien Hirst Arrested for Crimes Against the Art Market’ is a headline that I would love to see appear in every news source world wide. Although I am all for artists making money from their art and promoting art as a profitable investment I think [...]
Collecting Art is Child’s Play There have been several reports in the media recently of the growing number of children who are developing their own art collections which are being funded by their wealthy and well connected parents most of whom are themselves seasoned fine art aficionados. Apparently these children are being taken into some [...]
A Guide to Buying Australian Aboriginal Art Australian Aboriginal art has been thrust into the limelight of the world stage in recent years due to a combination of culture, history, and aesthetic originality that has captured the eye and imagination of collectors and investors world wide. The recent addition of a new Australian Aboriginal art [...]
Valuing Art – How an Art Price Index Could Change Everything !!! One of the reasons that more people don’t invest in art is the lack of a means of measuring the value of their investment on a day to day basis like you can with shares. As the old saying goes, “knowledge is power” [...]
Buying Art at Auction – What Every Buyer Should Know Buying art at auction can be an exciting and rewarding experience but it can also be an overwhelming experience that can lead to expensive mistakes. Because the auction environment is usually very emotional and fast paced it is imperative that you do your homework beforehand [...]
Art Market Investigation – Fakes, Forgeries and Deception The art world has been plagued by fakes and forgeries for over two thousand years which began largely as a result of buyers being more interested in the aesthetics of the work than who painted it. It was during the Renaissance that artworks became a commodity, resulting [...]
