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Socrates once said a man without art in his home, is a man without soul.
Art it is strictly an a emotional purchase, as someone who sells art for
a living .You have to know your clients.Buying art is personal .I
tell my clients, it is like falling in love for the first time .You
know your in love, you know that you want this person,their is no
reasonable explanation why. Love at first sight it's unexplainable.
But it is real.
Art is very similar ,you see a painting or a sculpture and it moves you
,you gaze at it, stirs an emotion within.You may even fall in love
with it .Do you buy it, well most people walk away.There are many
reasons why, one is price,another justification. The kids school,car
payments the new shoes.I have even heard the excuse" what would I do
with it".We get scared just like the guy who fantasizes about his
neighbor or co worker but still never asks her for a number or a date.
When buying a great piece of art their are three rules ,you have to
love it ,it should be within your means and third most important again
"you have to love it". I hear sales consultants ask do you have a place
for it .Ok good question but 90% of the time, if they love it and can
afford it they will find a place for it .
Justifying selling art: You love it, you can afford it but what is
stopping you from putting the piece in your home. First of all you will
hear every excuse in the book .First I tell my clients,,art will not
get you to work in the morning,it will not cook you your breakfast and
it will not jump up and down when you come home.
Art is strictly a piece of beauty that is frozen in time .Art moves you
like music ,it touches deep like a past love, an unforgotten
memory.When you look at a great piece of art ,you fall in love ,you
wonder how the artist read your thoughts. How does the artist know what
I am feeling . This is called being connected to the art.
Art is a visual stimulation, one of the strongest senses we have,Why
deny yourself this feeling, But people do,they do not allow themselves
to feel good .In this day and age you would think we would gravitate to
anything healthy to make us feel good ,The smart ones do, they
surround themselves with positive and beautiful things that won't
break the bank.
I love when I bring a piece of art to a client that has an average car
,average house and some of the most incredible art I have ever seen
.Just like Socrates stated your home is a sanctuary.Why not surround
yourself with beauty.
rt Collectors of the Financial World
ReplyDeleteEdvard Munch’s 1895 pastel “The Scream” set became the world’s most expensive piece of art ever sold at auction when the hammer fell at Sotheby’s for nearly $120 million to an anonymous bidder.
Wall Street has been known to amass valuable collections of art, both for corporate and private use. Some speculated that Wall Street collectors were among the frontrunners to purchase Munch’s masterpiece.
CNBC's "Power Lunch" team assembled a gallery of the best known art collectors from the financial world—players who have both the passion and the wherewithal to buy, insure and house a work that is one of the most beloved and well-recognized images in the world.
Click ahead for some of Wall Street’s top art collectors.
By Paul O'Donnell, Special to CNBC.com
Posted 2 May 2012
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Top Wall Street Art Collectors
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