Art Collecting for Beginners: A Quick Start Guide to Art Design, Buying Paintings and Collecting Art Work and Art Auctions

A qualified authority is someone who really knows what he/she is talking about and has the proof to anything he/she says.

I have found that people buying paintings for relatives usually have a very specific thing in mind when they set out shopping. It is very rewarding to find just the right painting for a space that really needs it. Sometimes color is the only consideration.

This musical themed painting celebrated his life changes and our friendship perfectly.

First off, you should understand that you should buy an artwork because you like it. Yes, it's just that simple. Although it may be common sense, a lot of people still overlook this important idea.

Buying orange paintings for friends can be very rewarding. This can also be a business if it is done properly. If you know your friend's tastes, you can be very successful.

My client made no distinction between Jewish paintings that were of a religious nature and those that were only painted by a Jewish person. I bought a rare Leon Bakst that was dated 1910. His subject was a person in an exotic costume. I'm not sure where my client plans to display it.

've been buying paintings of food and wine to resell to restaurants. I make a good profit doing this. I have a real talent for matching the painting of food and wine to the restaurant that should hang it in their dining room.

The only religious paintings that I actually do not buy are ones that reflect the image of Jesus on the cross. I don't have a problem with them, some of them are extremely well done and would more than likely sell well, but my investors made it very clear when they financed the gallery that I would not put that image into it.

favorite religious paintings use fresh earth minerals, pigments, oil glazes and acrylic varnish.

Buying religious paintings is very rewarding.