Art as an investment

laurel7172

If you love it, and can afford it, buy it.

If you're looking to make money, try something else.

I have half a dozen paintings that, at gallery prices, could be worth a few multiples of what I paid for them (never more than a few hundred pounds). After twenty years in some cases. I have hopes for the long term value of two whose artist is now both dead (it wasn't me!) and included in the collections in his national museum.

Overall, I've probably done better than average, and yet my absolute favourite would most likely sell for more chopped up as firelighters.

As far as Paul Kenton goes, he's very prolific and a lot of his stuff already looks dated to me...you might be buying at the top of the market. Or you might not. But do you love it enough to pay £4k if its value might drop?

bluebird1984

thanks for all your replies, it's very much appreciated.

I like the piece in question, and I don't usually have 4K lying around! so my main point was to see if anyone who isn't a gallery salesperson had any opinions on it holding it's value or if it could go up.

I don't mind if it stays at 4K, I just wouldn't want to risk a big chunk on something that can easily go down in value. If I ever did need to sell it it would be nice to know that I'd at least make my money back.

I know there are no guarantees, but a little bit of impartial expert advice is always appreciated.

cheers