By Reed V. Horth, for ROBIN RILE FINE ART On the surface, the sculpture of American Richard MacDonald and those of French Master Edgar Degas (1834-1917) could not be more different. Degas’ works were stream of consciousness appeals to his failing eyesight which allowed him a measure of creativity in his later years. MacDonald’s are …
By Reed V. Horth, for ROBIN RILE FINE ART When I first started in gallery work in 1996, I was a fresh-faced kid straight out of college. I knew I wanted to work in the arts but, like all starving artists, had no idea what direction that might ultimately take. One of my early passions …
I had a client recently complain to me that his painting only ascended 1% per year since he purchased it. I asked him what else in his portfolio could offer the same returns at this point, and he relented. While artwork should never be sold as investment, it has proven to be a relatively stable …
