How to Start an Art Collection

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 Anyone can collect art. The art world can seem closed, its prices unclear and its rules like something you are supposed to know in advance. How to Start an Art Collection takes that impression apart. Georgia Spray argues that a collection can begin in any space and on any budget, and shows how.

The book answers the questions nearly every beginner asks:
• How do I know what I really like?
• What is a sensible amount to spend on an artwork?
• How can I tell whether the price is fair?
• How should I frame it, and where should it hang?

The advice is illustrated with photographs from artists' studios and new collectors' homes, which show how differently a collection can look in a small flat and in a spacious house. The author draws on her own experience, and the tone is personal and clear, so the book suits beginners as well as those who already own a first piece and want to build their selection with more thought. It also makes a fitting gift for anyone interested in the visual arts who has not yet found the courage to buy something.

Georgia Spray studied History of Art at Bristol University. She has worked at leading art institutions, including White Cube, Christie's and the digital auction house Auction Room, as well as for the art dealer Ivor Braka. In 2017 she founded Partnership Editions, a curated platform that connects would-be collectors with emerging artists. She also works as a personal art advisor to some of the world's leading interior designers, helping them collect emerging art for residential and commercial projects around the world.