A.C.E. Series: Why Collect Contemporary Art?

We chose Contemporary Art to kick off our Arts, Culture and Education Series, because it’s exciting, massive – and also confusing. To get a handle on the topic, we turned to Morgan Rigaud, who has extensive experience working with living artists. Rigaud is an art appraiser, historian, university instructor and managing director of Cincinnati-based Bryson Estates, a history company providing archives, collection management services and appraisal reports for fine and decorative arts, collectables and antiques.

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Peter Max "Beatles" Psychedelic Pop Art Silk Scarf
Current Bid
$70

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Signed Jeff Koons for H&M "Balloon Dog" Leather Bag in Case
Current Bid
$775

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Peter Max Mixed Media Painting "British Stamp Ver. I," Late 20th Century
Current Bid
$400

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Marc Chagall Color Lithograph "Carte de Voeux Amié Maeght," 1960
Current Bid
$326

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Hiroaki "Taimei" Morino Glazed Ceramic Vessel, circa 1975
Current Bid
$240

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Erté Serigraph with Foil Stamping "Samson and Delilah," 1980
Current Bid
$425

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Henri Cartier-Bresson Photogravure "Chicago, 1947," 1952
Current Bid
$104

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Peter Max Lithograph "Angel Out of Box," 1976
Current Bid
$220

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Yasuo Kuniyoshi Ink and Wash Figure Study, Mid-20th Century
Current Bid
$326

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Walter Stomps Abstract Oil Painting, Late 20th Century
Current Bid
$110

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
J.C. Hall Mixed Media Painting of King of Spades
Current Bid
$80

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
George A. Tice Silver Gelatin Portfolio "Bodie," 1971
Current Bid
$725

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
J.C. Hall Mixed Media Painting of Queen of Spades
Current Bid
$80

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Walter Stomps Large-Scale Abstract Acrylic Painting "Early Green," 1972
Current Bid
$222

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Mark Whitmarsh Acrylic Painting "Divine Garden #334," 21st Century
Current Bid
$100

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
George Platt Lynes Photo Negative "Burt Lancaster," 1947
Current Bid
$110

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
André Derain Lithograph "Bâteaux à Collioure," Circa 1920
Current Bid
$55

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Henri Cartier-Bresson Photogravure "Baroda, India, 1948," 1952
Current Bid
$31

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Erté Serigraph and Foil Stamping "Statue of Liberty: Day," 1986
Current Bid
$926

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EBTH Columbus - Hilliard
EBTH Columbus - Hilliard
Bauhaus, Wassily Kandinsky, Sheldon Cheney, and More Art Reference Books
Current Bid
$45

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Leonard Maurer Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting, 1950
Current Bid
$80

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Peter Keil Abstract Acrylic Portrait Painting
Current Bid
$325

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Robbie Kemper Abstract Acrylic Painting "Hammer & Fulcrum"
Current Bid
$25

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Ernest Briggs Abstract Oil Painting, circa 1950
Current Bid
$2

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Peter Keil Abstract Acrylic Painting, Late 20th Century
Current Bid
$20

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Milagros Pongo Abstract Mixed Media Painting, 21st Century
Current Bid
$56

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Shepard Fairey Offset Print "Liberté Egalité Fraternité"
Current Bid
$195

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Mark Whitmarsh Acrylic Painting "Divine Garden #333," 21st Century
Current Bid
$70

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Elizabeth "Beth" Hertz Abstract Synchromy Watercolor Painting, 1980
Current Bid
$4

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Peter Keil Abstract Portrait Acrylic Painting, Late 20th Century
Current Bid
$40

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EBTH Columbus - Hilliard
EBTH Columbus - Hilliard
Milagros Pongo Abstract Mixed Media Painting, 21st Century
Current Bid
$162

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Elaine Neumann Abstract Mixed Media Painting, 21st Century
Current Bid
$4

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
C. Edward Muse Abstract Expressionist Style Oil Painting "The Space Between"
Current Bid
$24

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EBTH Columbus - Hilliard
EBTH Columbus - Hilliard
Milagros Pongo Abstract Mixed Media Painting, 21st Century
Current Bid
$131

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Peter Keil Abstract Portrait Acrylic Painting, Late 20th Century
Current Bid
$46

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
George Platt Lynes Silver Gelatin Self-Portrait, Printed Later
Current Bid
$60

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Parrish Monk Mixed Media Painting "Life's Storm," 21st Century
Current Bid
$130

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Eduardo Oliva Cubist Style Still Life Acrylic Painting, 1973
Current Bid
$80

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Shepard Fairey Illustrated Spray Paint Can "OBEY," circa 2012
Current Bid
$170

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EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Jane W. Williams Collage "Rocky Shoal with Fish"
Current Bid
$5