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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;antidiem, post: 34179, member: 30&quot;]The artwork shown is all very competent. I believe one must have an artistic eye to collect sale-worthy art for investment purposes. I&#039;ve always suggested to BUY WHAT YOU LIKE as you may wind up stuck with it. I put this into practice when I collected antiques and odd old stuff too. </p><p><br /></p><p>Like Brad, I have a ton of paintings carefully perched around the edges of the extra rooms of my home. The one thing that I would caution anyone about collecting art is: store them where no water can ever flow from a broken pipe, fixture or flood. This is more difficult than most realize. Carpeting can wick up water quickly. I plan to try to sell off my excess artwork (both personal and collected) because for me, it just isn&#039;t worth the gamble to keep it safe from potential water damage. </p><p><br /></p><p>Armando, I once read you planned to have a painting appraised for insurance purposes, did you do that? I ask because I wonder what the going rate for an appraisal for a piece of artwork is? </p><p><br /></p><p>The approximate rate for a written appraisal for a piece of jewelry runs me about $60 per piece. At that kind of cost for each piece of artwork, I doubt my collection would be worth paying for an additional insurance rider each year.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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