[Leica] The Art Market (Contd)

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Douglas,
Stunning painting.

Modern Indian Art has increased in value hundredfold since I started
buying in 1987. About 15 years ago I switched to buying limited
edition photographs, as well as one off editions, among my collection
are purchases from many Luggers as well. Of course, taking part in
various print exchanges over the last 10-11 years has also given me a
collection of over 1500 A4/Letter sized original prints, which has
value as a collection, but these are essentially to be seen in the
hand, and not on the wall.

I found that a very good way to begin acquiring original photographs
(though "open" editions) is through the Lenswork Special Edition
Folios, which deliver great bang for the buck, and that is what I
advise youngsters who wish to begin collecting:

http://www.lenswork.com/specialeditions/lwfolios.htm

Cheers
Jayanand

On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 7:11 AM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
> Jim, Jayanand, I watched it live from Christie's website being bid to
> USD152,000,000 plus fees in a matter of minutes. The most amount of money
> I've ever seen spent on art in such a short time! Mind you it is a stonking
> painting. Unfortunately, it's not coming to my wall :-)
>
> I agree Irish art has been one of my best investments too. I stopped buying
> in '02 and only started to buy again in '10. Missed the mad years.
>
> Douglas
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayanand Govindaraj"
> <jayanand at gmail.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 1:27 AM
>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] The Art Market (Contd)
>
>
>> Douglas,
>> I am sure it will go into a private collection, not to be publicly seen
>> for a generation! I will stick to collecting Modern Indian art and
>> photographs, they suit my pocketbook!
>>
>> For all the snarky comments on art that we hear regularly on the forum, it
>> has given me the best compounded return of all my investments over the last
>> 30 years, not fixed income, equity, gold or real estate. Even artists who
>> have remained relatively unknown have appreciated at around 15-20% p.a. over
>> this period! Quite satisfactory!
>> Cheers
>> Jayanand
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>>> On 10-Nov-2015, at 04:47, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
>>>
>>> PS Jayanand, I meant to say that there's a wonderful Modigliani being
>>> auctioned at Christie's later today. It's called The Artist's Muse and it's
>>> absolutely gorgeous.
>>>
>>> Douglas
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Barry" <imra at iol.ie>
>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2015 4:05 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] The Art Market (Contd)
>>>
>>>
>>>> Yes Jayanand, that particular Picasso wouldn't appeal to me that much -
>>>> not
>>>> that I'd turn it down as a gift! However, there are many people who want
>>>> to
>>>> show they've made their mark on the world by having one, and, in truth,
>>>> who
>>>> could blame them.
>>>>
>>>> We Leica aficionados bought Leica gear because of its reputation as
>>>> being
>>>> the best camera gear in the world, and also, let's face it, because of
>>>> its
>>>> fame, built on that hard won reputation. But is it still the best?
>>>> That's
>>>> now arguable these days, and we're certainly doing that here!.
>>>>
>>>> On Picasso, there's that great Jeffrey Archer anecdote about his house,
>>>> and
>>>> the directions to guests in search of the toilet: 'Turn right at the
>>>> Picasso
>>>> and it's just past the Monet...
>>>>
>>>> For those of you who don't know Jeffrey Archer, then George Oliver Ogle
>>>> can be a useful friend.
>>>>
>>>> Douglas
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>
>>>>> From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com>
>>>>
>>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2015 3:04 AM
>>>> Subject: [Leica] The Art Market (Contd)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2015/11/portrait-paintings.html
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>> Jayanand
>>>>>
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