Art News

Read this article to discover the categories of artgifts you can give to your friends and family this Christmas 2018.

Wondering why collecting autographs of celebrities is an excellent investment? Learn more about the market of manuscripts and discover whose autographs are the rarest in the world.

Is collecting art a rich man’s hobby? Nothing could be more wrong. Forget about the prices you see quoted – they’re paid for investment purposes, mostly on a speculative basis, and are often overblown. Collecting art – real collecting – is something else.

The art world is often seen as forbidding for all but expert collectors. Am I buying a genuine work? Is the price right? Is the investment really a sound one? Is art the preserve of an elite? Especially on the internet, it’s difficult to trust a seller in the absence of any physical contact.