Art as an investment? : a survey of comparative assets / Melanie Gerlis.

By:

Gerlis, Melanie

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Lund Humphries, 2014.Description: 192 pages ; 24 cmISBN:

9781848221345 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1848221347 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

706.8 GER

Contents:

Introduction: risks & returns -- Art & stock markets -- Art & gold -- Art & wine -- Art & property -- Art & private equity -- Art & luxury goods.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	LSAD Library Main Collection	706.8 GER (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100469148

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Aimed at collectors and investors, this user-friendly guide explains art's value as an asset through comparisons with more familiar investments, including property, shares and gold. It draws on extensive research and interviews with key players in these other markets, as well as the author's own experience, to clarify the specifics of art as an asset class.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-188) and index.

Introduction: risks & returns -- Art & stock markets -- Art & gold -- Art & wine -- Art & property -- Art & private equity -- Art & luxury goods.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Melanie Gerlis has been the Art Market editor of The Art Newspaper since 2006, reporting on auctions, art fairs and market news globally since then. She previously worked for ten years at RLM Finsbury, a strategic communications and investor relations firm, advising investment banks, hedge funds and other financial services clients. She has a BA in English Literature from Cambridge University and an MA in Art Business from Sotheby's Institute, London.