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There are essentially four categories when choosing to buy abstract art. There are of course the greats. These are the masters who, starting with Kandinsky forged an entirely new style of painting. I know of only a half dozen people personally who could afford a Picasso or Miro or Gris or Braque. These paintings are usually in the hands of a few collectors and the rest reside in museums. Prints of course, can always be purchased through clearing houses.
Secondly there are artists living today who are still producing…men such as Gerhardt Richter but their prices are also very, very high. The dilemna with artists such as Richter is that their work is so popular they complain about not having time to paint. So much time is spent administering sales and shows that there is little time to be truly creative. Many of these esteemed and established abstract artists sometimes find themselves in fairly long droughts of being unable to produce new, substantial work.
There is a third category and in terms of price these artists post prices for paintings that is much more in the reach of the average art lover. They are showing in galleries and the galleries have commissions as high as 60%, but they are selling. With the internet these artists can be sought out much more easily than before. They are often at the peak of performance and produce very exciting, dramatic work. By visiting galleries or by searching the internet these fairly well established artists are creating excellent abstract work.
The fourth category is that of the so-called, ’emerging artists’. They are quietly painting away in England, America, South America, Canada and Australia – all over the world. Many of these artists are so involved in developing their craft, they have little time or expertise to develop even a decent web site. Emerging artists who paint abstracts, when found, can present some excellent opportunities. First of all you may find one whose style truly resonates with you personally. The work can usually be purchased in the $2,000 – $5,000 range so there is a very good chance the work will increase in value. The important thing is you are purchasing a true, original painting. Some of these artists who have begun to sell and who have managed to place their work on the internet can be more easily discovered just by simple word searches.