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John Singer Sargent

John Singer Sargent

John Singer Sargent
Marionettes by John Singer Sargent

Art Market

John Singer Sargent paintings are still hugely popular. The American Art sale auction yesterday in New York showed the continued strength of the market. It succeeded in surpassing its presale high estimate for the third consecutive time. Norman Rockwell works proved as popular as ever with all six offered sold, totaling $6.5 million.

I saw John Singer Sargent’s Marionettes last year at Trinity House, London. A stunning painting which remained in the artist’s personal collection for some 20 years. It was then passed down through the family. It was the sale’s top lot, hammering down for $5.2 million. The auction confirmed that buying the right art at the right time at the right price, can be one of the best investments in these times of financial uncertainty.

Investing in Art

If you are interested in finding out more about investing in art then you can read a blog post I wrote March 2012 about some of the criteria for finding the right artist to buy. Over the years, I’ve made a few modest acquisitions to my own private collection. Whether these will become great investments is very debatable. The main criteria for my purchases has always been, do I like it? I want to enjoy looking at the painting. This is why I have several copies of John Singer Sargent paintings on my walls. If the work goes up in value, then that’s an added bonus.

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