Relative to a traditional portfolio composed of 60% large-cap stocks and 40% bonds, a portfolio which includes some allocation to contemporary art has historically shown the ability to drive higher returns, as well as improve the risk-adjusted appreciation rate at a given target return. Learn how allocating up to 35% to art could impact your portfolio.
Art has a long history as a transactable asset, with marketplaces and auction houses like Sotheby's having existed for more than 275 years. Using public transaction data from the 1960s through today, Oriental Art Investment has compiled art market indices to understand historical price changes. Between 1995 and 2022, Contemporary Art specifically has appreciated at a compound annual growth rate of 12.6%, outperforming the S&P 500.
Contemporary Art Prices have historically demonstrated low correlation with other asset classes during periods of financial stress.
Our proprietary data, combined with our research, acquisitions and private sales teams provide data-driven investment exposure to blue-chip assets in the contemporary art market. Since 1995, contemporary art has provided attractive price appreciation, with limited periods of price depreciation. The asset class has also lacked material correlation to the other major asset classes.
