Source (clockwise from top-right): Sotheby’s Courtesy of Johnny Van Haeften; © Studio Drift, courtesy Pace Gallery; Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth; Copyright Agnes Denes, courtesy Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, New York; Image courtesy of the artist and 47 Canal, New York. Photo: Joerg Lohse; Courtesy of the artist and Karma, New York
Where to Invest $1 Million in Art Right Now
We asked a few insiders to build a collection from the ground up.
The sums spent on art are often so stratospheric that it’s easy to get jaded by the headlines—$90 million here, or $60 million there, and your eyes glaze over. But $1 million is a lot of money, even in the art world. It’s enough to build a whole collection.
Just how far that money goes comes down to a combination of taste, financial priorities, and personal preference.