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The Art Lover and the Art Collector!

Are you an art collector or an art lover?  You might say, well, what’s the difference?  We can probably say with some certainty that most art collectors are art lovers.  But we can also say that not all art lovers are art collectors.

Would the difference be that art lovers may enjoy seeing great art and taking trips to museums as a priority part of their private lives but they don’t buy art?  But surprisingly, whether or not one buys are or not is not the distinction.  Many art lovers buy certain pieces of art but would not really be considered a collector just as someone may have a few interesting stamps around but that doesn’t make him or her a serious stamp collector.

So it might pay off if we differentiate between what makes an art collector different from an art lover.  This is not to say that one is superior to the other.  Anyone who takes pleasure in the joy that great art conveys knows that we are all together in our admiration of this part of culture.  But if you have avocations of becoming an art collector because you want to “take it to the next level”,

Five Tips on Becoming a Great Art Collector!

Some have said that there is a real art to art collecting.  That may be a matter of opinion but there is no question that to become truly great art collector requires some skill, education and background.  That is not to say any educated person with a love of good art cannot buy fine art and enjoy it at home.  But if your aspiration is to get better and better at the fascinating hobby and avocation of art collecting, there are things you can do to make yourself more capable and skilled at buying and collecting truly fine art.  So to be of assistance in your calling to be a great collector of fine art, we offer these five solid tips that will almost certainly improve your skills in art collection.

1.    Exposure, Exposure, Exposure. 

The image of the art collector as the consummate authority on art is a Hollywood invention.  But there is no question that the more you are in the presence of great art, the better equipped you are to know what to collect.  So become a regular at art museums and galleries in your area.  If you are fortunate enough to be able to travel, find