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Art Collecting Tips From the Pros

February 26, 2016

The number one best aspect of art collecting, aside from the profits if it's done correctly, is the beauty of the art its self. Oh sure there are other ways to invest your money but very few of them can you decorate your home with in such a way that you can with art.

So then let's explore a few of the basic tenets that professionals go by as they invest their money for joy and profit. A few tidbits of information that you can use to help insure that you get off on the right foot.

The first thing that you need to be aware of is that the phrase limited edition is a very "relevant term". Understand that there are no real guidelines to determine how limited, "limited" really is. Something else to think about is what you're buying limited to a thousand duplicate piece or ten thousand? Also, as it pertains to limited edition works, market availability can impact prices greatly. How many are on the market for sale?

Mexican folk art is "in" right now and its popularity only continues to rise. Mata Ortiz pottery and Oaxaca wood carvings are just two examples of this art genre that you can bring home as artwork.

If you love realistic renderings of real life in Mexico then you'll fall in love with oil paintings from the studio of David Villasenor. Each original, oil-on-canvas painting represents a moment of time captured through the photographic eyes of the artist himself. Today, in honor of this tradition, artists who were handpicked and trained by David Villasenor proudly continue his craft.

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