Art collection investment advice on calligraphy and painting

For investors who are new to calligraphy and painting, the first task is to improve their artistic accomplishment. Compared with jade and gems, calligraphy and painting do not have much cost in creation, only paper and paint, etc., and all the value comes from the art itself, so whether the investment vision is accurate is more important. There really isn't a lot of skill in this area. People's understanding of art comes from nature and talent. If they have to find certain skills, the author can only suggest attending more art exhibitions, understanding the context of art from the "fashion trend", and communicating with major collectors to learn their investment methods. In addition, in terms of investment channels, for the works of deceased celebrities, you can choose the transfer of auction houses or other collectors. It should be noted that works of art such as calligraphy and paintings and antiques pay more attention to the orderly inheritance in the collection circle. For example, we can see the inscriptions and seals on many ancient Chinese calligraphy and paintings by collectors. Foreign art will be better, mainly because foreign art auction and transfer mechanisms are more strict and standardized. However, China once had a date in collection, and many collections in the hands of the collection can not prove its source, so there is a certain difficulty in distinguishing the authenticity. From this point of view, intervention is not recommended for beginners. The creation of contemporary living artists is best purchased in professional art institutions, such as galleries or exhibitions. On the one hand, professional art institutions do not simply act as intermediaries to sell paintings, but take on the functions of publicity and management of artists. Through professional artistic vision, these institutions sign brokerage contracts with artists they think have potential, and then continue to publicize them through their own mature channels, which, from a certain aspect, also guarantees the continuous appreciation of the works and is more secure in terms of investment. Now many artists themselves realize this, so in many cases, for the same artist, the work bought in the gallery is cheaper than the work bought directly in the artist's studio, which also shows that artists also want buyers to participate in this mature mechanism. In the contemporary era, the collection of calligraphy and painting has always ranked first in the collection, mainly easy to purchase, storage, gifts, and collection channels are relatively mature. The calligraphy and painting collections we usually refer to are divided into several categories. One is the works of deceased celebrities, including the works of ancient and modern celebrities; One is contemporary art works, and contemporary art works can be classified according to the form of creation, such as Chinese ink painting, meticulous painting, oil painting, etc. Several kinds of collection and investment are different in concept. Today, the reason why calligraphy and painting can become a large category of collection, also lies in its relatively low threshold of entry, especially the collection of modern living artists, on the one hand, the possibility of buying fake goods is relatively small, on the other hand, there are many new artists, now the price of works is still relatively low, there is a huge appreciation room. In other words, a Picasso oil painting, may have been worth more than 100 million yuan, although this collection is unlikely to fall in price, but the room for rise is also very limited, after all, can accept such a high price of collectors, there are not too many. As for the works of the late masters, the author believes that Chinese calligraphy and painting still has a good collection value. Compared with the works of famous foreign artists such as Picasso, the works of Chinese masters are still seriously undervalued, and some are even less valuable than the works of contemporary living writers. This is not quite in line with the law of value, because the work of the deceased master (of course, it must be recognized as a master) is scarce, is a non-renewable resource, and the market stock is limited, theoretically should be more susceptible to speculation. For beginners, you can consider investing in the works of younger contemporary artists, the price is still relatively appropriate, and there is more room for appreciation in the future. Now many beginners will choose oil painting, mainly because as a Western art, the West has a very mature business value chain. From buying to selling in the future, there are good closed-loop channels. Chinese calligraphy and painting has not been fully accepted in the international market, and it may not be easy to circulate in the international market, which is also a short board in the appreciation of Chinese calligraphy and painting. END