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Investing in Fine Art
The most spectacular prices in finance, and a real return of about 2.4% a year before costs.
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- 01The honest track record
- 02Auction mechanics
- 03Fractional shares & funds
- 04Tax & structure
- 05The IA view
22 sections, every figure sourced and dated
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Masterworks offering count holds at four, down 56% in a week
Masterworks logged four offerings over the trailing 90 days, unchanged on the day but down 56% in a week and 56% over the past month. The slowdown may…
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Investing in Emerging Artists
Buying young artists is venture capital without the diversification, and most primary purchases never resell above cost.
41 min read
Investing in Art Through Fractional Shares and Funds
Fractional platforms and art funds sell access to blue-chip art at fees larger than art’s real return.
42 min read
Investing in Prints and Editions
Editions are the liquid, affordable end of fine art; edition size, signature and condition set the price.
37 min read
How Art Auctions Work
The hammer is art’s only public price, and neither the buyer paid it nor the seller received it.
39 min read
How to Read an Auction Result
Hammer price, premium, estimate, provenance — what the numbers in an auction headline actually tell you about a market.
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