The Final Word On Art Negotiation

When you negotiate for wall art, you should try to

have the piece unframed.  This will lower the price

significantly as well as allow you to choose the best frame

for your piece. Most galleries will gladly keep the frame and

reduce the sales price. If you are negotiating the price, the

frame or whatever else, remember it's important to enjoy

the experience.

Purchasing art should not be stressful. If you feel like

your being pressured, if the stress is coming on, if you

feel making the payments is going to make your life misery,

as much as I hate to admit it, this may not be the right time

for you to purchase this artwork.

The most important thing to keep in mind when

negotiating is, at the end of the negotiation you're

going to wind up living with this art and having to look

at it everyday - hopefully enjoying it! If the negotiation

process goes horribly and the artwork reminds you of this

negative experience; you may find it will have lost a great

deal of value for you. I feel keeping the first connection of

when up saw your piece is more important than saving an

extra four or five percent off.  Negotiations should be

balanced with the personal value you have for the art. Don't

let a desire to `squeeze the last penny' out of the gallery mar

the sentimental value of the art you found on vacation or to

celebrate a special date for you.