You Don’t Have to be Rich….
According to The Telegraph, a former BBC chairman and a retired GP have emerged as owners of two of the largest private modern art collections of their kind in exhibitions that will be on public view this summer. The exhibitions reveal not only the extent of the collections, but also how they have been made on relatively modest budgets, even if high prices have occasionally had to be paid.
You can read the article here – and discover how Sir Christopher Bland and retired local GP Jeffrey Sherwin did it. Seems they fell in love with what they bought in the early years – which is exactly what LiKailin has always said is so important: our view is that the ONLY reason, EVER, to buy artwork is because you make an amazing emotional connection with it. Then, if you’re lucky, it will appreciate in value just like the collections of Sir Christopher and Dr. Sherwin. But even if it doesn’t, at least you’ll have beautiful artwork in your home (better than a worthless share certificate in your drawer, any day, I say).
But ….. just to dream for a minute or two: if money was no object, what would you buy? For me, well, see the pic above – a piece from Zhang Xiaogang’s bloodline series ….. sigh……
