Collector's Guides

Learn how to buy your first artwork, understand how art is priced, explore modern and contemporary art, discover key movements, and start building a meaningful collection with our selection of collector's guide articles.

What Kind of Painting Sells Best?

Artsper's experts are here to help you understand exactly what kind of painting sells best in the ever-evolving contemporary art market!

08/05/2023

Who decides the value of an artwork?

Art is highly subjective but often comes with an objective price. Join Artsper as we explore who determines the value of an artwork and how.

06/04/2023

How To Create The Perfect Gallery Wall

The Artsper team are here to share with you our top interior design tips. Welcome to the world of the gallery wall!

08/11/2022

A Beginner’s Guide: How to Resell an Artwork on Artsper

On Artsper, you can resell a work two years after purchase. Read our short guide to familiarize yourself with the art consignment process.

29/03/2022

What Is The Future of Art?

The future of art is in cultural, social and technological evolutions. Let's try to anticipate some major trends to come...

04/04/2018

5 Things To Know Before Buying a Photograph

Photography has gained recognition on the art market only recently. Here's our short guide to what you should know before purchasing a photograph.

16/11/2017

Contemporary art from A to Z

Contemporary art is vast. To help you find you bearings, we created an alphabet primer, with essential keywords, to shed some light on the subject.

10/07/2017

Art Lovers: the 10 applications you need to know about

Here are 10 applications which all art lovers need! Museums, artists, exhibitions: you will know everything about art news and art history!

07/06/2017

8 Artists to Follow on Instagram

Instagram is also a great way to stay up to date with art news and discover the work of talented artists. From Shepard Fairey to Ai Wei Wei… here are the artists you should follow on Instagram.

22/12/2016

Guide to start a contemporary art collection (2/2)

Buying a work of art is still a basic concept to understand and to visualize for most people. Collecting art, on the other hand, is a completely different and much more complex affair. Making your own contemporary art collection is not only based on taste or in an impulse, it needs long term commitment. The idea is to buy what…

19/07/2016

Why you should start collecting prints

More than a simple copy, a print can be considered as a work of art that thus deserves any aspiring collector's attention.

18/01/2016

6 reasons to collect editions and reproductions

Print are often considered to be low grade works of art. In reality, print and reproductions have great value and are just as impressive! Especially if you are new to the art world and are looking to start or expand your art collection. There are many types of editions worth exploring, from lithographs to serigraphs to etchings. Committee 2000 (Feldman…

19/11/2015

7 Mid-Career Artists to Collect!

Today collecting art has become an art as well, or should we say a science ? To help you out here are 7 mid-career artists to collect staring now!

27/03/2015

Collector's Guide: Art Paris Art Fair

Art Paris Art Fair will be on till the 29th of March. More than 1500 artworks are presented by 145 galleries from 20 countries around the world. Singapore and South-East Asia are celebrated in this 2015 edition. This prestigious art fair will be held at the famous Grand Palais of Paris, marvelous architectural beauty that will sublime without a doubt…

20/03/2015

Collector's guide: 7 misconceptions about contemporary art

Contemporary art is often targeted by sceptics and certain remarks we hear far to often for our liking. Artsper has selected 7 stereotype quotes of contemporary art. "Contemporary art is for snobs" Then go visit some art galleries and museums, they will have at least one visitor that isn’t snob! "It’s a rich people’s thing" Yes, if you want an…

16/03/2015

Collector's Guide: Evaluating an Artist's Rating

Before purchasing a work of art, you must know the value of the artist of your interest, it’s worth is evaluated by the rating. The rating will allow you to establish your price the day of the auction. What is the real value of an artwork? Sometimes in limited edition, most art pieces on the market are unique. Therefor the…

09/03/2015

Collector's Guide: Top 5 Parisian Art Galleries

Still a bit new to the contemporary art world ? Discover the major galleries in Paris, must sees for art enthusiasts! #1 La Galerie Perrotin Located on rue de Turenne in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris. It is part of the elite galleries in the Marais neighborhood of Paris. Also established in Hong Kong, the Parisian gallery is in a…

28/02/2015

Collector's Guide: Art Fair Do and Don't

Dos and don’ts ! What to do and what not to do in an art fair: DO : Charge your mobile phone, you will surely need it during the venue to take pictures of the artwork. Use a map, a good collector traces his whole day by selecting beforehand the galeries he wants to see or the ones he already…

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