- Art dealer and advisor Diane McManus Jensen helps individuals discover and explore their interests in paintings, sculpture, and other forms of art, through interviews and essays that reveal the passion and pursuits of collectors
The Art of Collecting reveals private collectors' discoveries of art and artists, and the fascinating journey along the way. The book offers readers a rare opportunity inside the homes of twenty-three art collectors and a glimpse into the thinking and passion behind the decisions they make. Featuring lush photography of the collections, The Art of Collecting is like an intimate tour through a fine museum. Interviews by author Diane McManus Jensen will reveal anecdotes about the ongoing search for beautiful art and reveal secrets of how these collections - and their aesthetic - have evolved. There are fifteen essays on topics in collecting by experts in their field, with advice in areas such as lighting, insuring, framing, and more. For those who love and value art, this book de-mystifies collecting and gives practical suggestions on the collecting process.
Contents:
Interviews: African American and South American Art, Art Moderne, Decorative Arts; Modern and Contemporary Sculpture; Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Cubism, and Surrealism; Outsider and Found Art; Nineteenth-Century American and Hudson River School Paintings; Modern Masters and Judaica; Contemporary Regional Painting; Outsider Art; Contemporary Art; Impressionist, Western, Marine, and Contemporary Art; Nineteenth-Century Art and Design and the Art of Charles Dresser; Nineteenth-and Twentieth-Century American Art; African Art and Ceramics; Nineteenth-Century Paintings by George Inness; Contemporary and Emerging Artists; Photography; Video Art; Emerging European and American Art; School of Paris Painting and Southwestern Pottery; Impressionism and Post-Impressionism; Russian Icons, French and Scottish Impressionism, and Dog Portraits; Photography and Kinetic Art; Photorealism and Italian Glass.
Topics in Collecting: Navigating Art Fairs; Art and Architecture; Buying at Auction; Conservation; Institutional Collecting: The Detroit Institute of Arts; Evolution of a Single Benefactor Museum: The Terra Museum of American Art; Art Education; Framing Works of Art; Insuring Works of Art; Aesthetic and Practical Concerns in Displaying Fine Art; Interior Design and the Collector; Art and the Law; Lighting Art Collections; The Collector's Role within a Museum; Transport and Storage of Fine Art.
Diane McManus Jensen is Director of Jensen Fine Arts. She has more than thirty years of professional experience as a gallery owner in New York and on Martha's Vineyard. She has been an advisor to individual and corporations collectors as well as foundations, and museums. Diane has produced scholarly exhibitions and catalogues in conjunction with various museums and private estates and has lectured on the subject of art collecting throughout the country. She is now a member of the Private Art Dealers Association.
