Comments on: Art is Mute When Money Talks

By: Don R. Long

Don R. Long — Mon, 31 May 2010 15:21:32 +0000

“Well listed art” and other collectable art is definately where you find it. I have been collecting art for the majority of my adult life. At 64, I purchase art at upscale galleries in Santa Fe or on occassion at yard sales, re-sale shops, or estate sales. More than once, I’ve found $5-$10K “listed” art at yard sales. Looking for art can be a “treasure hunt” for me, or I’ll buy art because I just happen to like the piece (non-investment).

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:18:22 +0000

Would you care to attempt a definition of “investment quality art?” The best I could do is “well-listed,” although even that wouldn’t be accurate. There’s lots of “well-listed” art out there at antique shows anyway.

By: Wayne Jordan

Wayne Jordan — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:08:33 +0000

Amen! I like your statement “the seriousness of a collector is inside you—not in the paintings you can or can’t afford”. I’m an auctioneer, so I go to a lot of auctions and antique shows. I also seriously collect art. Everything in my collection has come from such shows. My budget runs more to paintings by local artist and signed prints, but I enjoy what I buy. I suspect that your nemesis may have meant “investment quality art” when he said “serious art”. I don’t buy art for investment, I buy it because I like to look at it. If I want investment art, I’ll frame my stock certificates.

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