…plus c’est la meme chose.

From Reuters: A Monet water-lily painting sold for 41 million pounds ($80.5 million) Tuesday, doubling the previous auction record for the artist and ensuring London’s key art market season got off to a flying start.

Claude Monet, Le Bassin aux Nympheas, 1899. Image: intermonet.com

“Le Bassin aux Nympheas” had been expected to fetch 18-24 million pounds, but after an intense bidding battle it smashed the previous Monet auction record of $41.5 million set in May…

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If you’re an emerging collector the pyrotechnics of the international secondary market can be daunting, to say the least. You may be asking any or all of the following questions: Is art a wise investment? Is the market too inflated? Should I buy Canadian? What art should I buy? How much is too much? How much should I be prepared to spend? Should I buy at auction? Is buying emerging artists a good idea?

VoCA will be conducting another series of art investment seminars in Toronto this August. Stay tuned for more information.