Cercle Des Arts
We are a specialist art investment consultancy headquartered on DIFC in Dubai, UAE.
We provide clear, unpretentious art investment advice to our clients in order to help them navigate the sometimes complicated landscape of the Street Art market. We provide art investors and collectors with the tools needed to invest wisely in Street art. We specialise in identifying emerging artists whose work has the undoubted potential to drastically increase in value.
We source work from the next generation of emerging artists attracting both first-time art buyers seeking to invest, and established collectors keen to add new blood to their art portfolios.
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At Le Cercle Des Arts we help both the novice and expert navigate the ever-shifting landscape of the global art market and provide advice and guidance on making the right kinds of investments – make no mistake, contemporary art is big business, with leading galleries in the UK attracting in excess of 15 million visitors last year alone.
Accordingly, the acquisition of art as a high-performance asset class is no longer considered an alternative financial investment, but a key one.
The work of an emerging artist bought today for thousands may, one day, be worth tens of thousands or perhaps even hundreds of thousands – therefore it is vital to know which artists to invest in.
We firmly believe that every acquisition should be a marriage of aesthetic appreciation and wise investment, and we make it our business to offer both the novice and experienced investor the perfect marriage of an enriching and sophisticated appreciation of urban contemporary art and the financial satisfaction of investment performance.
Art Collecting
& Investing
At Le Cercle Des Arts our primary objective is to assist investors in profiting from a considered investment in Urban art, but we realise that when you buy an artwork there may be a number of other aspects with which you require assistance. We offer a comprehensive service to assist and guide you in ownership of an artwork.
Banksy “Avon and Somerset Constabulary”
At Le Cercle Des Arts we help both the novice and expert navigate the ever-shifting landscape of the global art market.
About Cercle Des Arts
From collector to impresario, Alex Nicolas’ journey took him from his Basque Country to glamour club scene until his culmination with cutting edge night-life events.
Alex has evolved as a forefront facilitator between the night and the underground Urban art circles in London, Paris, Moscow, Dubai and more...
French art dealer and curator, Rom Levy best known for his media website called StreetArtNews launched in 2009 to develop and support the urban contemporary art scene which widened his scope to work with a larger roster of urban artists and curate several large- exhibitions including Borondo's London solo exhibition and the largest Urban Art exhibition in the Middle East.
He is noted as one of the latest figures to help popularize urban art and as an authority on the latest trends in art
Why invest with Cercle Des Arts
At Le Cercle Des Arts we believe that actions speak louder than words. The best way we can demonstrate to investors that we are worth taking seriously as art advisors is our track record. We are very proud of the following tangible results:
Profit
Between the 1st January 2021 and 30th November 2021 the average percentage profit achieved by Le Cercle Des Arts clients was 19.8%.
This is the median average calculated from the sale of every piece of client-owned work in this period which we had previously supplied to clients between 1st January 2021 and 30th November 2021.
Returns
We have dedicated slides on our presentation which features numerous client case study, demonstrating the purchase and subsequent sale of works of art by clients which have contributed to this excellent average return.
The bar chart below compares the average return achieved by Le Cercle Des Arts clients against the performance of other asset classes between 1st of January 2021 and 30th November 2021:
Reasons to Invest in Art
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Data from Sotheby’s Mei Moses Index for the broader art market from 1950 to 2021 shows the trajectory in demand for the overall market, a compound annual growth rate of 8.4%.
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Investing in a piece of art won’t yield an income as it’s a capital growth orientated investment. Instead your dividend is the ability to enjoy owning your piece of art by living with it hanging in your home or even in your office.
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Whether investing in certain types of paintings (such oil versus watercolor), or the paintings by a known artist, it can be an excellent hedge against inflation.
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Investing in a piece of Art means your investment is Fully Asset Backed. When you invest in a piece of Art you become the owner of a tangible asset which will always, unlike some other investments such as stocks and shares, have a residual value.
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The global art market is by and large completely uncorrelated to the world’s major stock markets. It can therefore be used by investors as an excellent portfolio diversification tool in times of economic uncertainty.
KAWS “Untitled” 2016
Making a Purchase
When you choose to invest in a piece of art with us we will always provide you with some important documentation relating to your purchase, including a signed Certificate of Authenticity and a signed Insurance Valuation.
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A valuation is essential for ensuring your piece of art we will always supply you with a signed valuation with any purchase you make through us.
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If you would prefer not to have your artwork delivered to your home or office, then we can arrange for your art to be stored with our partner Art Logistics Limited (www.artlogistics.co.uk). Art Logistics are a well-established operator of secure art storage; their high security storage facility is ideally located midway between the London gallery districts and Heathrow airport. It is fully covered by CCTV and has climate controlled storage rooms. Their expert staff have years of experience in handling and storing valuable and often fragile works of art.
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A Certificate of Authenticity, commonly referred to by the acronym COA is an important document which vouches for the authenticity Of a work of art. We will always issue you with an individual signed certificate for authenticity for any piece of art supplied by us at the time of purchase. Our advice is simple - never buy a piece without a COA.
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If you have the space, adequate security and insurance then we will always recommend taking delivery of any artwork you purchased through us. This is because art, unlike some other asset classes, is an investment which can be enjoyed at home. If you choose to take delivery of your art, then we can arrange this for you at highly discounted commission rate. We will never add a profit margin a delivery of a piece of art for a customer but instead organize for you using one of our trade partners at the true cost.
Interested in a purchasing a piece of art? Contact us for available artworks.
Case Study
Artist: EDGAR PLANS
Time Held: 1 Year 5 Months
Title: “My Note of This Galaxy”
Lot # 191, Mixed media on canvas
Profit Made: 457.75%
Date Purchased: December 2019
Amount Paid: € 11,000.00
Date of Re-sale: May 2021
Amount Sold for: € 61,352.00 (JPY 8,000,000)
Amount of Profit: € 50,352.00
Artist: BANKSY
Time Held: 1 Year
Title: “Sale Ends v2”
Medium: Screenprint in colours
Profit Made: 200%
Purchase
Amount Paid: $ 25,000.00
Re-sale
Amount Sold for: $ 75,000.00
Amount of Profit: $ 50,000.00
Artist: INVADER
Time Held: 13 Days
Title: “Invasion (Silver)”
Medium: Screenprint with embossing and silver foil stamp on wove paper on 310gsm stock paper
Profit Made: 241%
Date Purchased: March 2019
Amount Paid: € 6,000.00:
Date of Re-sale: October 2021
Amount Sold for: € 20,500.00
Amount of Profit: € 14,500.00
Duration of Ownership: 13 days