Counselling on Collecting
Elizabeth Xi Bauer is dedicated to building and managing collections of both modern and contemporary art: our focus is on natural development and the specific histories included in the collection of artworks. We don’t look at a specific geographical area and we support acquisitions of works of different media.
We want to encourage learning and help collectors making the most sensible choices. Our research and analysis are personally and intimately considered, always mindful of costs and provenance. We encourage those looking to acquire a collection to study our on-line knowledge resource and our recommended books, as well as visiting as many galleries and artist studios as possible. To support artists means to establish relations built on trust and follow their work in the long term.
Our internal network of resources benefits from its relations with leading museums, galleries, auction houses and art critics. We advise on acquisition, installation and collection management with the highest level of confidentiality and professionalism.
The essays in this section represent the views of international experts on collecting and supporting art. To access some of the articles you will need a password available from us at Elizabeth Xi Bauer.
The Current State of the Art Market
The Current State of the Art Market: A Report by Mariia Kashchenko As with many sectors, the pandemic resulted in significant disruption to the art market globally. Rolling lockdowns and restrictions on gatherings made galleries and auction houses close their doors...
‘The State of the Art Market, Positives for Artists and The Elizabeth Xi Bauer Studio Project’
The State of the Art Market, Positives for Artists and The Elizabeth Xi Bauer Studio Project It should be no surprise that the Art market has sprung back to life after only a brief period of downturn during the initial impact shock of Covid-19. The...
The Importance of the Cultural Network and How to Use it
The Importance of the Cultural Network and How to Use it “The gauging of artistic value is carried out in the cultural network by specialists: museum curators, exhibition curators, historians of contemporary art, critics, professors and experts of all sorts” –...
The Validation Procedure: Criteria to Predict Greatness
The Validation Procedure: Criteria to Predict Greatness Artprice’s Contemporary Art Price Index increased 40% in the first half of 2019 led by artists such as Peter Doig and Jeff Koons. Here, supply is rapidly decreasing: collectors do not want to sell their...
The Importance of Museum-quality Art
All Hail the Rising Sun with Glee Following in the Footsteps of Greatness: Enjoy a Museum-quality Reputation, Unrivalled Prestige and the Potential to Grow your Wealth In ‘One Quadrillion’, we underlined the power of museum-quality art. Why do corporations,...
One Quadrillion
One Quadrillion Most people underestimate the reality of a disaster, thinking life will go on as normal, and thus suffer accordingly. To overcome the normalcy bias, we need to be well informed, after all: “Knowledge is power" (Sir Francis Bacon, 1597). With...
Interview with Marina Sitnina, the Gazprombank Collection Corporate Director
From the Corporate Art Collecting Series Interview with Marina Sitnina, the Gazprombank Collection Corporate Director Gazprombank was founded in 1990. The Bank is currently active in 64 regions of the Russian Federation – from Kaliningrad, the country's westernmost...
Interview with Alexandre Balashov, Art Critic and Curator of the AO UniCredit Bank Collection
From the Corporate Art Collecting Series Interview with Alexandre Balashov, Art Critic and Curator of the AO UniCredit Bank Collection The AO UniCredit Bank’s Art Collection is a one of a kind corporate collection including painting, sculpture and graphic art by...
Can we have the best of all possible worlds?
Can we have the best of all possible worlds? By Pinto Rai Dhir M.D. and Edward Sheldrick MLitt Elizabeth Xi Bauer is a transnational cultural platform promoting art and artists. We have held an extremely successful international group exhibition and more...