Tips for Collecting Art
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Jacinto Solivellas de Oleza relies on his managerial and financial skills as a partner and strategic board advisor at a financial services firm. In his free time, he enjoys collecting contemporary art and has amassed an outstanding personal collection. The document provides tips for starting an art collection, including buying pieces you connect with emotionally, visiting galleries to talk to curators, and considering working with a professional art advisor.
Tips for Collecting Art
- 1. By Jacinto Solivellas de Oleza
- 2. Jacinto Solivellas de Oleza relies on managerial and financial skills as partner and strategic board advisor with Olesis Management, a financial services firm that helps clients build their portfolios. Outside of the office, Jacinto Solivellas de Oleza enjoys collecting art and has amassed an outstanding collection of contemporary works.
- 3. Fine art can be a wonderful investment: beautiful to look at and able to brighten up an entire room, it also may increase in value over the years, providing a great return on investment. It can be tricky to begin an art collection, but here are some tips to get you started: 1. Buy art because it is moving and because you feel it will enhance your life and your home, not because you think it will be valuable. 2. Join mailing lists for galleries so that you’ll be notified of upcoming shows, openings, and special events.
- 4. 3. Visit as many galleries as possible and talk to the curators about the art. 4. If you know any established art collectors, talk to them about collecting and learn from their wealth of knowledge. 5. Read books on art and art collecting. 6. Read art reviews by both local and national art critics but keep in mind that these reviews simply reflect one person’s opinion. 7. Consider working with a professional art advisor or consultant who can walk you through the steps of beginning a collection.