Hello LWers,

I am in my 20s, and I like to collect art.

Admittedly, I am a lurker on the LW forums and can proudly say I have been for a very long time now. I've refrained from commenting simply because I have not felt that I have all that much to contribute, but rather, find that I have much to learn still.

In my time lurking, I have come across so many spectacular posts, which in turn, have expanded my way of interpreting real-world scenarios. Realising there exists a general proclivity for thoughtful discussion in this lesser known corner of the internet, I've only remained hesistant to post this because of the potential to dampen things around here with discussions about personal matters.

It is my intention to take advantage of the many bright minds attracted to this forum that do actually take an interest in fine art, then perhaps, better understand how a team of rationalists would see through my goals and execute a plan of action, if in my shoes, eager to succeed.

To be honest, I don't exactly know what brought about my passion for collecting art. Growing up I was always interested in collecting things like coins, rocks, negatives, etc. I always dreamt of having a collection of something for others to appreciate and learn more about.

Today, I find this ambition takes the form of a bias more than I'd like for it to; this is due to my involvement in art-centric projects that would stand to benefit me. A COI is what I see it all as.

The concept of arbitrage in the art world is nothing new. However, the idea that we can use modern technologies and mainstream platforms to find, interpret, attribute, even invest in art is life-changing. The possibility for us to be our own advisors, and for scientists to step-in where specialists and connosseiurs were once highly-valued makes the 'art specialist/committee' less useful in the field of art authentication.

It was rarely [if ever] the likely case that you could purchase a painting by Monet, Cézanne, or Delacroix for 1/1,000,000th of it's value 150 years ago. The actual value of their work then in comparison to their value today was much different of course.

150 years later however, and one can argue such a possibility (under the unlikeliest of circumstances) is quite possible. But, how does one find these rare opportunities? Even more crucial to understand, can this be done wit...

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