How to start collecting art and the benefits of buying online

As the saying goes: “Rome wasn't built in a day”, and that maxim about patience is the key to starting an art collection without feeling like it's too much for you. If you already have some grounding thanks to your academic background, or because you're an artist yourself, you'll probably find it easier, but if you're starting from scratch, these tips can come in very handy. Build your perfect art collection!

Tips for starting an art collection

• Implícate en el mercado del arte: No basta con adquirir obras que te llamen la atención aunque si que es cierto que la intuición juega un papel fundamental en el negocio del arte. Sin embargo, ¿qué intuición se puede tener sin una formación previa? Tranquilidad. No es necesario que te apuntes a Bellas Artes para poder tener una visión más amplia del universo artístico. Basta con que leas revistas especializadas en arte, que acudas a ferias y eventos vinculados. También ayudará que intercambies conocimientos con otros apasionados del arte, con artistas y con marchantes de arte. Estos últimos te pueden asesorar mejor que nadie. 
• Empieza con obras pequeñas y ten en cuenta el espacio: No es lo mismo un coleccionista que desea montar una exposición permanente en su propia galería que quién está buscando una colección sin tener espacio. Para empezar a coleccionar arte si no tienes demasiado espacio, puedes optar por cuadros de menor envergadura, al menos en un primer momento. 
• Sigue tu intuición pero no compres por impulso: En el arte y en cualquier otra inversión, la compra por impulso es una mala idea...pero en el arte más. Y es que una pintura tiene un coste elevado por lo que su adquisición tiene que ser meditada. 

On top of the above, we recommend getting to know the artist behind the artwork or artworks you're going to buy. Look at their CV, their career, awards and exhibitions. It also counts that there are other art collectors who want to include their artworks in their personal collection. You know how it goes, the more demand there is, the more the artist's value goes up.

Online galleries if you have no experience as an art collector

These days, collecting art by professional painters has been made easy by the Internet and by online galleries where you can buy a painting by an artist from the comfort of your sofa. This has the great advantage that in online art galleries you can assess the artist since, along with their artworks, you'll have their full biography and CV at your disposal. And that's not all. You can check online and cross-reference whether that artist is more or less well known.

Instead of having to go to fairs and galleries that involve travelling, an online art gallery makes it easy for you to reach thousands of artists, as happens with Artelista. It's a more convenient and safer way to collect art, and one that barely costs you anything, since with Artelista's paintings, shipping and handling of the artworks is completely free. So what are you waiting for to start collecting art?