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Art Collectors

Trends, insights and news about collecting art. Interviews with collectors and advisors. Read more about Arts.

A photograph of a man and woman standing in front of a red wall, flanked by two classical-style portraits, with the man wearing a dark suit and the woman wearing a patterned orange shirt and white glasses.

Collector Carl Thoma Has No Holy Grails and No Regrets

"I'm drawn to where art is going. The experimental, digital, time-based work that's redefining the medium's boundaries," he tells Observer. "We do not collect in accordance with the art market."
By Yana Talke
An auctioneer stands at Christie’s during a crowded sale as Jackson Pollock’s Number 7A, 1948 appears on large screens with a $157 million result displayed.

Trophy Collections and Luxury Spending Powered Christie’s and Sotheby’s Record Half-Year Results

Single-owner offerings drove much of this season's growth, accounting for nearly a third of total auction sales value.
By Elisa Carollo
A man stands with his arms crossed in a white gallery space, surrounded by contemporary artworks including a large misty photograph, a circular red portrait work, a red-toned landscape and a dark abstract painting.

Sébastien Borget Is Expanding Digital Art’s Reach Without Softening Its Ambition

With a background in gaming, virtual worlds and Web3, he approaches art from the infrastructure side of digital culture.
By Elisa Carollo
A studio portrait shows a woman with long dark hair wearing a sleeveless denim top, sitting with her arms crossed and looking directly at the camera.

Meet the Collector: Yasmine Berrada Wants to Change the Way the World Sees Moroccan Art

By Naima Morelli
Exploring Southern California's Westwood Village

Collecting Art Is Easy. Running a Museum, Not So Much.

By Daniel Grant
Christie's Presents Classic Week Highlights in London

In Both Primary and Secondary Markets, Presentation Drives Price

By Daniel Grant
Three people stand spaced apart in a bright white gallery surrounded by large floral and grass-themed paintings.

In Dubai, Efie Gallery Is Rewriting the Map of Contemporary African Art

By Gameli Hamelo
The fair opened with great energy. We’ve seen a strong presence of collectors, including many new faces, and had several promising conversations that were confirmed this morning with two acquisitions.

At Art Basel Hong Kong, More Collectors Are Buying With Purpose

By Elisa Carollo
A photo of a man in a blue shirt pointing at a Casablanca movie poster featuring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, with the background showing a Greta Garbo Hotel poster.

Meet the Collector: Dwight Cleveland On Turning Hollywood Ephemera into Museum-Worthy History

By Christa Terry

Our Favorite Looks from the Frick Collection’s 2026 Young Fellows Ball

By Christa Terry
Two visitors stand among tall sculptural forms printed with images of water or ice, examining the installation closely inside a gallery booth.

Beneath the Art Market’s Recovery, a Structural Reset Is Underway

By Elisa Carollo
Portrait of a gallery director in a navy suit leaning against a white wall inside a contemporary gallery space.

David Cleaton-Roberts On Editions, Authenticity and Printmaking’s Place

By Simon Coates
Cubist-style illustration in shades of salmon pink showing a framed abstract painting at the center, surrounded by geometric scenes representing appraisal, auction, legal review and art market research.

One Work, Many Valuations: Why Pricing Art Is So Difficult

By Daniel Grant
A graphic of men's hands engaged in a handshake over a table of scattered contract pages and a pen

Inside the Increasingly Litigious World of High-Value Art Sales

By Daniel Grant

Meet the Collector: Karun Thakar’s Mission to Share the Hidden Histories of Indian Chintz

By Cyrus Naji
An image of a young boy in a suit with a bowl haircut and round glasses, sitting with arms crossed in front of a yellow striped background with a cup on a wooden cabinet.

Collector Jordan D. Schnitzer’s David Hockney Holdings Come Home to Portland

By Jordan Riefe
A visitor stands before Andy Warhol’s Shot Orange Marilyn, the iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe rendered in bright pop colors against an orange background.

Two Legendary Collections Are Set to Dominate New York’s May Marquee Auctions

By Elisa Carollo
Adrien Meyer leads the bidding at Christie’s London as Henry Moore’s King and Queen appears on the screen behind the rostrum during the evening sale.

London Saw Few Auction Shakeups as Guarantees Steadied the Market

By Elisa Carollo
Portrait of Elliott Safra seated in front of a colorful floral textile backdrop.

Inside the Art Marketplace, Elliot Safra’s Bid to Make Private Sales More Efficient

By Elisa Carollo
A Black woman in a halter top with a natural hairstyle poses with her face to the right in front of a blue backdrop

One Fine Show: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys at the VMFA

By Dan Duray
Auctioneer conducting a Sotheby’s evening sale as Gustav Klimt’s portrait appears on screen alongside live bidding figures, with a large audience and specialists seated beneath major artworks on the walls.

What Sotheby’s Buyer’s Premium Increase Reveals About the Major Houses’ Evolving Commercial Strategies

By Elisa Carollo
Two monumental video projections stand freestanding in a grand interior, showing nude figures moving through rocky landscapes, reflected on a polished wooden floor.

Meet the Collector: Julia Stoschek On the Challenges and Rewards of Collecting Durational Art

By Elisa Carollo
SOTHEBY'S/ Van Gogh signature

Why a Signature Can Make or Break an Artwork’s Price

By Daniel Grant
A black-and-white portrait shows a person with closely cropped hair and long locks at the back, turning their head slightly toward the camera with a calm, direct expression against a dark background.

Meet the Collector: Marques Redd On Stewardship, Memory and Collecting Beyond Value

By Simon Coates
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