Buying Art - Strategies for A Successful Collection

In many ways buying art is similar to buying property or equities: the security of your capital is the highest priority, the quality determines the eventual return, and prices are determined by supply and demand.

Most new work produced by current practising artists will not return your original cost. Purchasing new works by emerging, yet to be proven artists, is high risk - you may reap spectacular rewards but on a percentage basis, you are more likely to make a loss on your purchase if you resell within five years.

Buying art should follow carefully planned strategies within well established criteria. Ferner Galleries' Directors offer expert advice on all aspects of purchasing New Zealand art and give a written, unconditional guarantee of authenticity with every work of art sold.

Ferner Art Buyers Guide
We have prepared a concise summary of what you should and should not do when purchasing fine art. This guide covers all aspects of purchasing paintings, including the pitfalls to be avoided. We address the importance of authenticity and provenance (the history of the work since it was created), as well as the impact condition has on value. You will find a list of artists we recommend purchasing, and summarise their values over the past decades. We also include helpful advice on insurance and reselling artworks.

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Buying fine New Zealand art can be both satisfying and rewarding providing our guidelines are followed.

Investment Artists
Bensemann, Leo Vernon