June 9, 2026

Art Investor

Art Investor

Investing in art: What to know about turning a passion into a purposeful wealth strategy

[ad_1] In 1995, Les Distractions de Dagobert, a painting by British artist Leonora Carrington, sold for $475,000. In 2024, Sotheby’s sold the painting for $28.5 million to an Argentinian billionaire who founded the Latin American Art Museum of Buenos Aires, according to The Wealth Report 2025 by Knight Frank. Such multimillion-dollar price tags are likely

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Crypto investor eats Cattelan banana he bought for $6.2m – The Art Newspaper

[ad_1] Shortly after the Chinese crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun bought Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian (2019) for an astonishing $6.2m last week at Sotheby’s New York, he wrote on X of his intention to eat the banana component of the conceptual work. Sun fulfilled his promise today at a press conference held at the Peninsula Hotel in

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What Is Blue Chip Art?

[ad_1] You’ve probably heard of blue chip stocks, but what exactly is blue chip art?  Oliver Gingold, a Dow Jones employee, coined the term “blue chip” in 1923 to define a highly valued stock. This “blue chip” referred to casino chips, the blue ones being the most valuable.  Similarly, blue chip art is created by

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ART’s London office points to growing interest in private markets

[ad_1] Back in April this year, the Australian Retirement Trust (ART) announced it had opened its first overseas office in London in a bid to further capitalise on international investment opportunities. “The plan is to grow our presence in the UK incrementally; we’re not expecting to be a big operation,” a spokesperson told InvestorDaily at

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Jonathan Toh of All About Art Makes Art Investment Accessible to All

[ad_1] Image: All About Art Set up during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, All About Art is a Singapore-based art gallery co-founded by Jonathan Toh. Initially, this venture started off as a weekend side hustle where Jon resold art pieces he collected from his previous stints abroad. Jon shared that the deals

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Venture capital in future foods businesses: the art of balancing investor protections in shareholder agreements

[ad_1] The importance of balancing competing investor protections with the freedoms needed for a future foods company to thrive is challenging but vital to the company’s success. Venture capital investors invariably require contractual protections to safeguard their investment. Generally, it follows that a greater level of investment (whether by amount or proportion of a round)

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Bristol estate agent brings a second Banksy building to market

[ad_1] Swindon & Wiltshire Culture Wednesday November 27 2024 Author Name: Peter Davison Bristol estate agent Hollis Morgan will be getting a reputation as an art dealer, as well as a seller of houses. Just days after selling a building with an early Banksy mural on the side elevation, the firm has brought to market

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Women, younger collectors are sculpting a new art investment market

[ad_1] UBS art advisory expert paints a positive picture of collectibles. The art investment market could be heading into a renaissance as two key sections of the population add fresh brushstrokes, while old masters stay firmly on the wall. Following a report that suggested both good and bad news for art investing, InvestmentNews asked Matthew

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Art and Art Funds as Alternative Investments

[ad_1] Deloitte has come out with its Art and Finance Report 2021; and, at 313 pages, the seventh annual report is quite a read, but there are several interesting observations: The rise in wealth in 2020 will likely bleed over into the art market. The volatility in the stock and other traditional markets is driving a

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Dealer and Collector Richard Koh on What People Misunderstand About Southeast Asia’s Art Industry

[ad_1] The View From is part of The Asia Pivot, Artnet Pro’s biweekly members-only newsletter that provides mission-critical analysis, insights, and exclusive intelligence on developments in Asia’s art markets, with a focus on business opportunities and challenges. Subscribe here to receive it directly to your inbox. Born in 1965 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Richard Koh

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