Investing in Australian Art
Over the past 20 years or so, art has become not only a "collectable" but a genuine form of investment and many individuals and corporations include art works in the their investment portfolio.
Collecting works of art can be an exciting and satisfying experience and with professional guidance and direction, it can also become a financially rewarding exercise, both in the short and long term.
Wagner Art Gallery can offer clients advice on commencing a collection or building on an existing collection, in both the Corporate and private sector.
The growth of the primary and secondary art market and statistical information available, such as the Australian Art Market Movements Handbook published by Deutscher Menzies, in which Roger Dedman provides statistical information on the growth of the art market and individual artists, is an indication of the increased interest in art as a form of investment, and the need to be properly informed.
In order to maximise your investment, it is necessary to obtain professional advice and guidelines, not only in the selection of artists and their artwork but also for the entity in which those works are to be acquired, be it, as individuals, companies, trusts or superannuation funds.
Consideration has to be given to the impact of :
- Income tax
- Capital Gains Tax
- Superannuation guidelines as set out by the Australian Taxation Office
- Family relationships
and a number of other factors.
Wagner Art Gallery can assist you in the selection of artists and their works and can put you in touch with experts in the fields of Taxation and Superannuation, to advise and guide you.
Rick Amor
Gateway to Heaven - 1992, Oil on Belgian Linen, 45 x 35cm
Provenance: Niagara Galleries, Melbourne
Francis Bacon
Portrait of Michel Leiris - 1985, Etching/Aquatint on Paper 17/20, 30 x 25cm
Charles Blackman
Charles Blackman, Blue Bouquet, 1989, Monotype, 1/1/P, 69 x 69cm
Butterfly's Dream, Version 3, Oil on Canvas, 69 x 88cm
Provenance: Private collection NSW; Wagner Art Gallery, Paddington; Corporate Collection Sydney; Wagner Art Gallery
Arthur Boyd
The Unknown Potter (from THE POTTER Series), Ink Drawing on Paper, 50 x 67cm
David Boyd
David Boyd, Europa Drinking From a Pool in an Abandoned Paddock, 2005, Oil on Canvas, 71 x 76cm
Europa Capturing a Cockatoos Nest, Oil on Canvas, 50 x 60cm
Europa & Weeping Wombat, Oil on Board, 40 x 50cm
Tall Ships Returning II - 1992, Oil on Canvas, 62 x 75cm
Provenance: Private Collection Sydney; Wagner Art Gallery
Bather Under Wattle, circa. early 1980's, Oil on Canvas, 35 x 40cm
Judy Cassab
The Source - Rainbow Valley, Watercolour on Paper, 75 x 105cm
The Blue Shirt - 2008, Oil on Canvas, 50 x 60cm
Ray Crooke
On the Verandah - 2008, Oil on Canvas, 45 x 60cm
Islanders gathering leaves, Oil on Canvas, 60 x 76cm
Quiet Moment in the Shade - circa. 1980, Oil on Board, 39 x 49cm
Robert Dickerson
The Red Carnation, Pastel on Paper, 50 x 32cm
Young Robyn, Pastel on Paper, 27 x 20cm
Evening Shadows, Pastel & Acrylic on Paper,
75 x 55cm
Martine Emdur
Genevieve, Oil on Canvas, 183 x 214cm
Pro Hart
Mulga Bills Bicycle From Banjo Patterson Series - 1976, Oil on Board, 61 x 75cm
Frank Hodgkinson
Hazratbal Mosque II - 1988, Gouache on Paper, 75 x 55cm
Kurdamurka, 1975 (Lake Eyre), Oil on Canvas, 152 x 122cm
Ken Johnson
3 Corners - 2007, Acrylic on Canvas, 61 x 270cm
Robert Juniper
The Forgotten Garden of Timothy D., Paynes Find - 2008, Oil on Belgian Linen, 183 x 212cm
Sunrise at Mt Jackson, Mixed Media on Canvas, 200 x 160cm
Provenance: Skinner Galleries, Perth WA (label verso); Private collection, United Kingdom
High Tide, Price's Point - 2002, Oil & Acrylic on Belgian Linen, 92 x 91cm
Tanami Tracks, Oil & Acrylic on Belgian Linen, 122 x 162cm
The Way of the Quaditjia - Featherfoot, Oil & Acrylic on Belgian Linen, 54 x 120cm
Wind Drought - Granite Peak, Acrylic and Oil on Belgian Linen, 62 x 92cm
Boastful Boomer Jumps Over One Mile Rock, Acrylic and Oil on Belgian Linen, 122 x 142cm
Sir Sidney Nolan
Bourke & Camel 1 - 1960, Mixed Media on Paper, 30 x 25cm
Central Australia IV - 1966, Mixed Media & Oil on Board, 51 x 75cm
John Olsen
John Olsen, Untitled Fish on a Table, Mixed Media on Paper, 27 x 35cm
John Olsen, Tree Frog - Dated 73, Ink Drawing on Paper, 30 x 30cm
Marsupial 2 - 2003, Mixed Media on Paper, 191 x 100cm
Provenance: One of two commissioned privately from the artist in February 2003. Private collection Sydney
Untitled - Fish in a Sink, Mixed Media on Paper, 27 x 35cm
Artist Camp - circa. late 1990s, Mixed Media on Paper, 79 x 89cm
Celia Perceval
Above the Hawkesbury in the Angophoras - 2007, Oil on Canvas, 76 x 92cm
John Perceval
John Perceval, Sea Shore, Oil on Canvas, 82 x 102cm
Rainbow over Williamstown, Oil on Canvas, 91.5 x 122cm
Kathleen Petyarre
Arnkerrthe, Mountain Devil Lizard - 2005, Acrylic on Canvas, 229 x 126cm
Gary Shead
Gary Shead, Muse Resting, Oil on Printed Paper, 19 x 14cm
Gary Shead, Artist and Muse (Velasque and Muse), 1999, Oil and Collage on Board, 18 x 13.5cm
Brett Whiteley
The Willow - 1988, Screenprint 2 Colour Edition 59/75, 66 x 93cm
Lavender Bay Wharf - 1978, Etching Edition 23/90, 60 x 50cm
Margaret Woodward
Child amongst the Cushions, Pastel on Paper, 122 x 152cm
Poem for a Dog and the French Poet, Pastel, 160 x 180cm