Welcome to the Art Investments network, the place where you can learn and share how to make your money grow by investing in Art which is one of the fastest appreciating Investment currently.
The global art market is estimated at over US$ 25 billion, and more than half of it is in the US, considered one the most-developed art market.
The Indian art industry is currently estimated to be over INR (Indian Rupees) 500 crores (over US$ 100 Million) and is expected to grow approximately @ 35 to 40% per year. This is one reason why it makes greater sense in investing in India Art and Artists now.
Art experts say art is the only form of investment where prices don't come down ever. It's not as volatile as stocks, gold and property, and is not affected as much by economic downturns and, it provides the investor an aesthetic benefit, as well. So at the least, including art in one's asset portfolio is one way of diversifying risks and feeling good about it too.
Some of the basic questions to be asked before investing in Art are:
- How long has the artist been painting?
- Is he/she attached or selling thru a reputed offline (brick n mortar) Gallery?
- Is the Gallery/Art dealer offering assured buy back services.
- How much the Artists price has appreciated in last 12 months (per sq ft)
- How many exhibitions has he/she held?
- How well does his/her work sell and resell?
- Certificate of Authenticity, preferably signed by the Artist, provided by the Gallery to you at the time of purchase
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These basic questions could help us spot artists who will emerge as best-selling masters in future, please feel free to contribute your tips and ideas here (as right now the network is free)
With price increases of between six to twenty times since 2003 for the talented Art works of artists like M. F. Husain, V. S. Gaitonde, Satish Gujral & Tyeb Mehta, Anjolie Ela Menon and young Turks (guaranteed future Blue chips) like Chintan Upadhyay, Jitish Kallat, Raqib Shaw, Riyaas Komu, Anant Joshi, T V Santosh, Jagannath Panda, Hema Upadhyay, Dileep Sharma, Reena Kallat, Prashant Salvi, Nikhil Chaganlal, Baiju Parthan, Viraj Naik, K Bose, etc., it makes perfect sense for all of us to start looking at Art as extremely serious investment and share any information on Art and Artists we have within our close groups.
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