How to Collect Art

Collecting art has become increasingly popular, and it can be both fun and profitable. How To Collect Art provides a comprehensive guide for beginners and experienced collectors, covering mainstream fields and antiquities, modern sculpture, Sailors Valentines, street art, and more. It also explains how to educate yourself in your chosen field, find the art you buy, bargain, display your collection, and get into the mindset of a collector.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 30 July 2023
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd

People have always created art, and people have always collected art. However, collecting has only recently become accessible to everyone, not just the extremely wealthy. Indeed, collecting has never been more popular, as evidenced by the proliferation of art fairs, antique fairs, television programs dedicated to discovering treasures in your attic, and much more. And not only is collecting fun, it could also be potentially very profitable. But where to begin? Nowadays, everything is collectible, ranging from Old Masters to 1950s kitchenalia, and it can be overwhelming when you start. And not just when you start. Even experienced collectors need some help and guidance, and How to Collect Art provides exactly this. Author and collecting expert Virginia Blackburn takes you through everything you need to know, covering not only mainstream fields such as paintings, furniture, china, and statuary, but also antiquities, modern sculpture, Sailors' Valentines, street art, and much more. This is a comprehensive look at many and varied fields of collecting, suitable for amateurs and professionals alike. Virginia also explains how to educate yourself in your chosen field, and where to go to find the art you buy, covering galleries, auctions, degree shows, and more. She explains how to bargain, looks at ways of displaying your collection, and helps you get into the mindset of a collector. Art may be for art's sake, but it also provides the rest of us with a lot of pleasure.

Weight: 586g
Dimension: 163 x 241 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781399096966