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My Research Paper 1 - Types of Art Collectors
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Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
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My research papers are Art Lab Exclusive<br />
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There are different types of art collectors and knowing these types are important for artists and art dealers for a good marketing strategy. During my research on art collectors, I found several surprising types that I didn't even know existed. Want to know all of them? Read on..<br />
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1) Those collectors who consider art works as decorative pieces usually prefer<br />
landscapes, flowers, animals and small statues. Prints and low priced ones attract<br />
them the…
My research papers are Art Lab Exclusive<br />
<br />
There are different types of art collectors and knowing these types are important for artists and art dealers for a good marketing strategy. During my research on art collectors, I found several surprising types that I didn't even know existed. Want to know all of them? Read on..<br />
<br />
1) Those collectors who consider art works as decorative pieces usually prefer<br />
landscapes, flowers, animals and small statues. Prints and low priced ones attract<br />
them the most. Interior designers normally recommend works that are decorative pieces.<br />
Interestingly, major chunk of collectors belong to this category.<br />
2) Art lovers passionately accumulate all kinds of art as a hobby. These people act on their<br />
instincts and collect works that are aesthetically appealing from shows and on and off<br />
line art galleries.<br />
3) People who consider buying art as an investment collect works of two varieties:<br />
(a) those created by well known artists and masters<br />
(b) pieces that are rare works with rare theme or appeal.<br />
These collectors consult experts in art before buying and go only for original art works.<br />
Their usual market places are auction houses and galleries.<br />
4) Curators who want to exhibit art for the public run museums and galleries and assemble<br />
art from various sources.<br />
5) Have you heard about collectors who go for "underground art" or "war art" or "colonial<br />
art"? It is obvious that this type of art is dealt with and sold by smugglers, thieves and<br />
people who work underground. Both sellers and buyers consider hiding the art works for<br />
several years before bringing them back to mainstream.<br />
6) Corporate and Public sector offices that patronize and exhibit art works in their premises.<br />
7) Tourist art collectors who travel from one part of the world to another collect works that<br />
reflect the religious or cultural practices of the place or country they visit.<br />
8) Business collectors who collect art just for business purposes - to buy and sell. These<br />
people treat art as shares in the stock market.<br />
9) Casual collectors are those who buy art just because everybody else in their circle is<br />
doing it- even though they don't have any interest in it! Yes, they do exist and I met them!<br />
10) Art collectors who concentrate on work that deal with religion - like pictures of Gods<br />
Angels and symbols used for religious practices - also support the art market.<br />
11) People who are patrons of art - earlier they were kings and queens, princes and<br />
princesses and those belong to "Nobel" origin - now modern day millionaires and<br />
billionaires - consider art as status symbol. Some of these buy art for investment too!<br />
12) Nostalgic, period or antique collectors buy old and art that has antique value.<br />
13) Fan art collectors are fans of a particular artist and gather most of the pieces done by<br />
this artist irrespective of theme and price.<br />
14) Theme art collectors go for works based on a theme.<br />
15) Attached collectors will be on the list of certain galleries and auction houses and buy<br />
works from these places only.<br />
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These are the collectors I came across during my research. In case any of the members find any other type of art collectors, please let me know.<br />
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Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa