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How to buy your first artwork

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MKnow what you want and like

the depth of oil paintings, or the ligohytonu­elsiskeabn­rdigfhlatt­encelescst­oicf hpureins,tosǫr afirestyao­rutwmorke yoof ua mbuinyifmo­ralyisotuǫ­rTsehlef should appeal to you and only youǨ

nce you have a gauge of what kwseianand­rctohif.ta, roitoǯysko­tfuiomǯrde­alirktoies­tadsnoadsn­wodmhwyeoy­rokeusǦ who tick all your boxes and find roeuptrmes­oenreteadb­boyuat gthalelemr­y. ǫ reo they haovuesems­oǫrIetǯosf­aalwpraeys­ehnacneday­t atuocttaio­kne saelcouork­eastetnhse­eaorftitsh­tǯesir catroeehra­vaenda aincgc omr epsltisahb­mlisehnetd­s,abretisi t.anmeemrgei­rnggǦ artists can be vetted against their

Do your research

website or through the gallery they oaruet mreoprreea­sbeonutet desbtayb. lioshuecda­anrtfisntd­s therocuogl­lhectthioe­nirs rtheactetn­hteeirxhwi­obriktisoa­nrse, in and also through the gallery or galleBruie­dsgtehtaft­orrepthree­sepnutrtch­heams.e hsmaItvaǯe­slltsphaef­recpetroni­vtsialagey­egeothfoat­fhtaeonpnu­olnypluiam­lavtietioe­rndy budget when buying their first eanrtcwouo­rakg. edcwonitsh­e rveagtairv­desbtuodag­efitrsist tpousrpche­nasdea, buittmalow­rea.ys abkeepirte­appaoriend­t twohiennco­drepcoidri­antge osonmyeouf­lrebxuibdi­glietty. meerdtaiai­ntecloystp­srethsaetn­mt tighhetmns­oetlvimesǦ might arise. This includes the cost mofafkrain­mgianng,infotreren­xatmiopnla­el. pIfuyrocuh­aasree, ihtaivseim­thpeoartpa­pnrtotpori­mataekests­aunrdeayro­dus wpoitrht anrtdhiann­sdulrianng­c, ep.aTcakxineg­s,otrnatnhse­Ǧ artwork and cost of installati­on might also come into play. ll these are costs that accumulate towards wthoerkp.rocess of ac“uiring an artǦ

rom determinin­g what you

Trust your gut

want, why you want it, awnildlinh­gowto mpauycfhor­yoitu, ǯarleǦ iwnagyisnt­rluosvteyw­ouitrhguat­n. aarltlǦ work should be a simple ordeal. If you find yourǦ self going back to the osavmereaa­gratiwnoar­fkteorvhea­rvaindg tpheerunsm­edomstulli­tkieplye wbeortkhse, one. There are so many hostouowtr­titehseroi­refbatihrg­tagtecsost­lplreecagt­kroeortssf athrenyǯtb­wouitghhth, ebuarttrwa­othrkesr othne. oneespthan­eyompeisns­emdionudt, wa falyesxitb­rulestbyuo­dugretguan­t.d alǦ

ouǯrVeegrs­oaitniglit­tyo want a piece that you wonǯt be tired of looking at in the years to come. This lmoiogkhit­nngottoabp­upylyasrot hfoeravini­lvyetsottm­hoesnet awthsoetrh­lkoentroge­Ǧbitserlie­mns.tshIfienyi­troepunotf­sofsroerst­sehieoenya­ofruotrǦ fbiersatta­tratcwhoer­dkttooabne­downeillth­caotnytion­uuǯlel titos bverastatt­rilaictyte­wditho,rtehgeanrd­csotnosyid­ouer toafswteh. Tathiysogu­owesabnatc­ikntaonbea­irntgwsour­rke. taesitnegi­scoknefyiǨ­dent and knowing your

- Some informatio­n sourced from www.theartling.com

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