ART CURATION
Art Curation
Art Collecting is not only an aesthetic to convey who you are, where your passions lie, and what mood you want to create in your home or office, but it can also be an investment. When people think of investments, typically what comes to mind are stocks, bonds, real estate, commodities and such. Yet a truly diversified portfolio will include fine art.
The beauty of collecting fine art is that it reflects your interests, while appreciating in monetary worth. That is primarily if you choose to collect “Blue Chip” art, the tried and true established artists and/or the secondary market, - referring to resale of pre-owed works of art that have entered the secondary market through auctions from private collectors or museums.
The joys of collecting art also take place in buying young and emerging artists that show great potential or whose work contributes to an overall arching theme or aesthetic for your living space. Gertrude Stein and her brother Leo did exactly that. Her determination and love of art lead to collecting original manuscripts and artwork from Hemingway, Gauguin, Renoir, Cézanne, Picasso, Toulouse-Lautrec, Matisse and more. Her collection has become one of the world’s most important collections of her era.
One of the beauties of collecting art is, you can cultivate the work of young emerging artists of your era, and they can become so significant in your lifetime that the collection is truly a marker and essence of the age… With time it is something that collector’s on the secondary market seek out because of the cultural significance or cache of the artists – That’s where your investment pays off.
U.S. World News reports, “Art's popularity as an investment tool may, in part, have grown out of its success as a hedge against inflation.” Art Collecting is not just for the rich.
Selecting and sourcing art that speaks to an individual and space is a talent Lifestyle Saint takes on as part of the mission to enhance the art of living well.
As an art collector, the founder Veronica Brooks has studied and aligned with fine art connections: with prestigious galleries, auction houses, private collectors and living artists. Veronica began her art collecting while working at Gallerie Michael on Rodeo Blvd. in Beverly Hills. Her art collection includes Alphonse Mucha, Picasso, Warhol, Eugene Grasset and many contemporary artists. Her aim is to collect originals of Gustav Klimt, Georgia O’Keefe, Jeff Koons, Modigliani and some of the Pissarro family to name a few.
When collecting art, essential research must take place to locate, to authenticate, to appraise, to inspect condition, to acquire province and/or certificate of authenticity, to negotiate price and discern the appropriateness for the space. Lifestyle Saint is your source for all your art needs.
