Contemporary Art and Abstract Artist

A Painting Pays Out Every Day You Walk Past It

Online, original art is sold as an asset that beats the market. Here is what the fees, the resale reality and the named experts actually say — and what art does pay.

A Painting Chosen on Attraction Outlives the Rug

Should an original painting match your rug, wall color and furniture — or should you choose on pure attraction? Designers, and one Nashville painter, weigh in.

A Guest Room Is Where a Collection Quietly Grows

Designers often reserve originals for primary rooms and fill the rest with prints. A look at what that budgeting habit teaches a client, and the alternative.

Standing in the Studio Before the Painting Is Finished

Studio visits rose faster than any other art event last year, and buying direct trebled to 20% of collector spending. How to ask, and what to look for.

10 Quotes About Color Every Collector Should Know

In short: Color is the first thing a painting says before anyone reads a wall label, and the people who think hardest about it — painters, curators, and philosophers alike — keep landing on the s...

Weighing Instinct Against Budget Is The Real Discipline

In short: Sotheby's own collecting advice names it directly: weigh instinct against your budget and your actual wall space, all three at once. That isn't a compromise on loving a piece — Sotheby'...

A Visible Influence Is Not A Weakness

In short: Berry Campbell and Sargent's Daughters just opened "Leitmotif," a joint exhibition deliberately pairing artists across generations to trace shared influence. It's a reminder that an a...

A Painting Career Takes Decades To Build

What makes a painter's career last decades, not one show? Angela Simeone on evaluating a working artist before you collect or commission.

Carrying A Lineage Isn't Copying It

Does echoing Frankenthaler or Diebenkorn make abstract art derivative? Angela Simeone on lineage, originality, and buying an original with confidence.

Every Layer Of Paint Is A Record Of Time Spent

Why a painting's built-up, worked surface reads as time, not texture — and what to look for when choosing an original for your collection.