It may be the best time to buy for many years

A City investment banker said to me recently that in these unpredictable times "no asset class is safe" and I'm sure he's right.  One of the options open to alert investors is to consider whether any available funds are best kept in cash or another asset class - such as fine art.  If so, you might find it instructive to look at the links in Investing in Art.

As an established asset class, investors have long considered Fine Art in tandem with traditional investment sectors and, particularly in these troubled times, there are and will be attractive buying opportunities.  Indeed it may be the best time to buy for many years - in addition to the pleasure to be gained from owning a particular work, which should always be the primary reason for purchase.

We specialise in high quality works of art by well-known artists with particular interest in figurative work c.1860-1960 - see the three examples by or associated with Augustus John, OM, RA, below.  We also operate rather differently to other dealers and galleries and believe that we offer inventive solutions to buying fine art in these 'interesting times':

We own all the work we offer for sale

We do not deal in Contemporary Art

We are independent

We wish to offer excellent value

We show work where and when best suits our clients

We can offer flexible payment options

We offer advice and buy as well as sell

We believe that integrity makes sound business sense

We're always happy to help

We will be pleased to bring work to your office or home for viewing, (London & Home Counties), by appointment, and at no cost or obligation to purchase.

Happy New Year

CHRIS NOEL-JOHNSON
ALBANY FINE ART

T: +44 (0) 1367 870961   M: +44 (0) 7799 691 692   E: chrisnj@albanyfineart.co.uk

Augustus JOHN, OM, RA (British, 1878-1961)
Portrait of a Young Woman
Drawing in black crayon on paper, 1942-61, in stunning original frame
Framed size: 41.2 x 38.1 cm (16 x 15 in)
Christie's stencil verso plus label for "P. Pollak - Member of The British Antique Dealers Association, 21 King Street, St. James's, London, S.W.1. - Fine Paintings & Drawings"
Price: £6,250
See Biography

 

Circle of Augustus JOHN, OM, RA (British, 1878-1961)
Augustus John, Family & Friends
Oil on canvas in attractive contemporaneous frame
Framed size: 67.4 x 88.5 cm (26 x 34 in)
Depicts Augustus John and his second wife and muse Dorelia, Dorelia's sister Edie McNeill,
the artist Henry Lamb, RA (British, 1883-1960), family and friends. Probably painted
between 1911-1919 at or near Alderney Manor, Dorset, the home John and
his family shared with Henry Lamb from 1911-1927
Price: £8,500
See Biography

20thC BRITISH SCHOOL
Portrait of Pyramus John
Pencil drawing on paper, c.1908.  Bears signature 'John' lower right
Image size: 28.2 x 20.2 cm (11x 8 in)
Pyramus was the son of Augustus John and his second wife and muse, Dorelia. 
He died in childhood. A virtually identical image appears in
Christie's The Business of Buying, page 64
Price: £1,400
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