Art Investment

pandora205

Frieze London is supposed to be a good exhibition where up and coming artists exhibit their contemporary paintings, so that might be a place to start. If buying for investment (with all the provisos I made before) I'd go for a graduate artist from one of the top art schools (Slade, Royal Academy, University of the Arts or Glasgow)

atush

i like auction houses. And i only buy art I want to look at (not as an investment). and sometimes I have bought art just for the frame.

I operate the same with silver/silver plate/antiques. If I like it (and more importantly will actually use it) then I buy it for melt price/second hand value.

And use it, and it should still be worth more or less what I paid for it.

padington

Buy Banksy prints or originals with good provenance. They will only go up in price over the medium to long term.

KNJ_2

Also worth considering are original photos in silver hydride ( not lithographs )
Think of names like Avendon,A Adams, Bailey, Bob Carlos Clarke et al.( his values have escalated since his unfortunate suicide )
Bailey I bought a set of his first works a few years back (6) for 3k, sold at big auction house last year for 8k.
A selection of frames and the walls in the house are never the same, and bring great please
Again on the BCC, his lithographs ( yes I know I said they are less collectable, however a cheaper way to enter the art market )have risen in the last 10 years from 80-100 pounds to 300+


The important thing is by what you like and are passionate about, any increase is a bonus.
When artists die their prices spike ( often drop back as people try and capitalise on this )


Another of my investments is some wine ( bought at 18 a bottle now 20 years later estimated at 200 a bottle ) not the best return, but potential, anyhow I will drink it when it is finally ready.


Any investments like this should be a small percentage of your portfolio, high risk and fun