Art investor's guide
Rise in the prices of artists' works in the art market - Tadeusz Kantor
In our series of articles on the rising prices of artists' works in the art market, we have already discussed examples from segments such as sculpture, textiles, and urban art. It is also worth addressing categories with an established position in the market, such as contemporary art. One of the …
Art investor's guide
Rise in the prices of artists' works in the art market
In recent years, we have witnessed price surges in the auction market, often in double digits. Record-breaking sales have stirred collectors' imaginations. When it comes to investments, attention should be paid to both segments that have solidified their positions in the art market and to new collecting categories.
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Investing in art - profit and loss account
If we were to draft up the proverbial profit and loss account including the incurred costs and estimated revenues, we would like to obtain one answer. How to invest in works of art to maximize profits?
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Counting the Uncountable – about rates of return in the art market
Leonardo da Vinci's painting "Salvator Mundi" was sold in 1958 at Sotheby's for 45 pounds. In 2005, the painting appeared at an American auction, where it was auctioned for $10,000. Just 8 years later, after the authenticity of the work was confirmed, it was purchased for $75 million, and a …
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Short or long? What perspective to take on the art market?
Although the art market is considered one of the most independent economic environments, it is not completely isolated from the influence of external factors. Both market trends and macroeconomic factors affect it, for example, the general state of the economy, the prevailing business cycle, economic growth, the level of societal …
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Art Market price indexes - does color matter?
Price indexes help monitor changes in the prices of a particular commodity over the years. In a mathematical sense, they are expressed as a relative number obtained by dividing the price of the commodity in the analyzed period by its price in the base period.
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Appetite comes with eating – That is, demand and supply in the art market
In the classical economic perspective, demand in the art market is described as the number of artworks that individuals can buy at different price levels, taking into account their financial resources. The law of demand assumes that in the market for typical goods, an increase in the price results in …
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Players in the art market – behind the scenes of the artistic scene
Certainly, for many novice investors, the art market is primarily associated with a contemplative artist creating innovative works in the seclusion of their studio and the fervor of creative inspiration. However, the visual arts scene is not merely the monologue of an individual artist; it also encompasses other institutions serving …
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The Art of good business
How to reduce investment portfolio risk and Increase expected returns. Many investors ponder this question. Our answer is: invest in art and diversify your portfolio!
Art investor's guide
Characteristics of artworks in the investment market
Works of art are economic goods, both luxurious and investment-worthy. This combination is rarely found in any other industry or sector. As Clare McAndrew from Trinity College in Dublin states, from an economic perspective, works of art have a specific dual nature. On one hand, they are consumable goods, which …