Saks Galleries Blog: "The Art of Collecting Art"

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

"The Art of Collecting Art"

Every work of art is made up of the visible and the hidden. The obvious and the not so obvious. The surface that a collector responds to aesthetically and academically and the underside, the condition, the materials, the history of ownership (in artspeak, the provenance), the value in dollars and even potential value. Today, we will discuss those ‘hidden’ issues. And the Jill will discuss the visible, the surface and aesthetic questions –--What goes into producing a truly great work of art. After our short presentations we will all be open to answering questions....