Art is a global commodity. It can be bought and sold in between collectors anywhere on earth, making it a truly worldwide market. With the long-term, worldwide trend of increasing wealth, alongside a growth in knowledge around Art, a much larger community has started to be interested in collecting and investing in the market. An investment in Art provides an existing financial investment portfolio with additional balance, and also direct exposure to new growth markets. The investment grade art market, has outperformed all comparable asset classes over the last decade. Since 1950 the Art market has averaged returns between 4.20%-- 11.30% Per Annum.