{"id":52043,"date":"2015-12-11T16:55:20","date_gmt":"2015-12-11T21:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=52043"},"modified":"2021-12-15T01:02:36","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T06:02:36","slug":"bettina-prentice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/bettina-prentice\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Rules for Gifting Fine Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_52203\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52203\" class=\"wp-image-52203 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prentice_UA_UA2_3430-FINAL-e1449869211788.jpg\" alt=\"Prentice_UA_UA2_3430 FINAL\" width=\"670\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prentice_UA_UA2_3430-FINAL-e1449869211788.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prentice_UA_UA2_3430-FINAL-e1449869211788-469x350.jpg 469w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prentice_UA_UA2_3430-FINAL-e1449869211788-120x90.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-52203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bettina Prentice, founder of Prentice Cultural Communications.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The perfect gift for someone who has everything is something you can never have too much of. Our suggestion? Fine art. Though it might not be a typical holiday gift, a well-chosen piece of art makes a far more thoughtful and original gesture than the latest tech gadget or it bag.&nbsp;So how do you go about choosing a work of art for someone else\u2019s home?<\/p>\n<p>For expert advice we tapped Bettina Prentice, the owner of <a href=\"http:\/\/prenticeart.com\/\">Prentice Cultural Communications<\/a> who has worked previously&nbsp;in the Print Department of Sotheby\u2019s and as a&nbsp;director of a Chelsea gallery. She\u2019s successfully gifted art to close friends, family, and colleagues for years, and here she\u2019s sharing her tips for choosing pieces that are sure to be well received. Read on to see Prentice&#8217;s advice, then browse a few of her favorite works from our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/collections\/fine-art-gifts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fine Art Gift Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Look for style clues.<\/strong> Art is subjective, so it\u2019s best to get a sense of the recipient\u2019s aesthetic before gifting it. A surprising, but telling place to look: \u201cTry scrolling through the person\u2019s Instagram account,\u201d Prentice suggests. \u201cIt will give you a sense of the visuals they gravitate toward or whether they might prefer bright color or black and white.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A second failsafe way to pin down someone\u2019s taste: \u201cNext time you go to their apartment, take a look at the coffee table books they collect. If they have a lot of books on fashion photography, for example, you probably can\u2019t go wrong with an Arthur Elgort photograph.\u201d<!--more--><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>2. Consider the recipient\u2019s space.<\/strong> From a practical standpoint, not all pieces are suited for all homes. \u201cPersonally, I typically collect works on paper,\u201d says Prentice. \u201cHowever, when gifting a work on paper you really have to consider the recipient\u2019s space, since direct sunlight can cause these pieces to fade. Our last apartment had eight-foot, Southern-facing windows, and the sun did a lot of irreversible damage to pieces in the living room. If your friend has bright exposure or wall-to-wall windows, you may want to reconsider gifting works on paper or photography, and choose more resilient mediums like sculpture or canvas instead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another consideration? Wall space. \u201cPeople in New York don\u2019t tend to have a lot of it, so I always err on the side of giving something smaller.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">3. Choose editioned works.<\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> If you\u2019re on a budget, one of the best ways to give fine art without spending a small fortune is to choose prints and photography. \u201cBecause they are editioned, the sale price can be considerably lower,\u201d Prentice says.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">4. Look to emerging artists.<\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> Choosing art by up-and-comers is another smart strategy if you\u2019re looking to give something unique while keeping costs down. To identify rising stars, Prentice suggests looking at galleries on the Lower East Side and paying special attention to where an artist received their MFA. \u201cIt\u2019s an indicator of having a strong foundation. If someone graduated from Yale or SVA or Columbia, you can get a pretty good sense of who their professors were and how they were challenged,\u201d she says.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">5. Don\u2019t forget the frame.<\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> When gifting art, don\u2019t forget to factor framing into your budget. Otherwise, Prentice says, your beautiful gift can become a burden. For especially rare or expensive pieces, Prentice also recommends framing with UV-filtering plexiglass. \u201cIt\u2019s much more expensive than standard glass framing, but in my opinion, worth every penny,\u201d she says.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Bettina Prentices\u2019s 1stdibs holiday picks:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/photography\/portrait-photography\/slim-aarons-tania-mallet-bahamas-1961-goldfinger\/id-a_125072\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52233 noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52233 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Undercurrent_actresstaniamalleteleutheratillymastersongoldfinger_l-350x350.jpeg\" alt=\"Undercurrent_actresstaniamalleteleutheratillymastersongoldfinger_l\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Undercurrent_actresstaniamalleteleutheratillymastersongoldfinger_l-350x350.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Undercurrent_actresstaniamalleteleutheratillymastersongoldfinger_l-120x120.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Undercurrent_actresstaniamalleteleutheratillymastersongoldfinger_l-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Undercurrent_actresstaniamalleteleutheratillymastersongoldfinger_l-216x216.jpeg 216w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Undercurrent_actresstaniamalleteleutheratillymastersongoldfinger_l.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Undercurrent_actresstaniamalleteleutheratillymastersongoldfinger_l-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Undercurrent_actresstaniamalleteleutheratillymastersongoldfinger_l-500x500.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/strong>Slim Aarons, <em>Tania Mallet, In the Bahamas, <\/em>1961. Offered by Undercurrent Projects.<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cI\u2019d give this to my brother Peter. He\u2019s a James Bond fan, and would recognize the actress here as the Bond girl in <em>Goldfinger<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/prints-works-on-paper\/john-baldessari-nose-silhouetteorange\/id-a_642942\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52243 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/JBA10_5340_z-266x350.jpg\" alt=\"JBA10_5340_z\" width=\"266\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/JBA10_5340_z-266x350.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/JBA10_5340_z-723x950.jpg 723w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/JBA10_5340_z-91x120.jpg 91w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/JBA10_5340_z-768x1009.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/JBA10_5340_z-710x933.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/JBA10_5340_z-779x1024.jpg 779w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/JBA10_5340_z-380x500.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/JBA10_5340_z.jpg 1133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/a>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">John Baldessari, <em>Nose\/Silhouette: Orange, <\/em>2010. Offered by Gemini G.E.L.<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cThis would be perfect for my youngest brother, Chris. He\u2019s an architect and likes highly conceptual art and pondering the existential. This price for an artist who has had major retrospectives around the world is a steal!\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/prints-works-on-paper\/abstract-prints-works-on-paper\/sol-lewitt-bands-lines-four-directions\/id-a_606272\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52263 noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52263 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/LeWitt_W_10a_hires_z-348x350.jpg\" alt=\"LeWitt_W_10a_hires_z\" width=\"348\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/LeWitt_W_10a_hires_z-348x350.jpg 348w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/LeWitt_W_10a_hires_z-944x950.jpg 944w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/LeWitt_W_10a_hires_z-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/LeWitt_W_10a_hires_z-768x773.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/LeWitt_W_10a_hires_z-927x933.jpg 927w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/LeWitt_W_10a_hires_z-216x216.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/LeWitt_W_10a_hires_z-1017x1024.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/LeWitt_W_10a_hires_z-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/LeWitt_W_10a_hires_z-497x500.jpg 497w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/LeWitt_W_10a_hires_z.jpg 1490w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><\/a>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Sol Lewitt, <em>Bands of Lines in Four Directions<\/em>, 1993. Offered by Barbara Krakow Gallery.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;\u201cSol Lewitt is a modern master, so owning a piece of his for under $4,000 is incredible. I would gift this to my director and friend Shannon Kirk, who has an incredible eye and is moving to a new apartment.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/photography\/color-photography\/nan-goldin-hotel-room-zurich-1988\/id-a_546122\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52273 noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52273 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/CAVIAR20GOLDINZURICH9_l-350x350.jpeg\" alt=\"CAVIAR20GOLDINZURICH9_l\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/CAVIAR20GOLDINZURICH9_l-350x350.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/CAVIAR20GOLDINZURICH9_l-950x950.jpeg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/CAVIAR20GOLDINZURICH9_l-120x120.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/CAVIAR20GOLDINZURICH9_l-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/CAVIAR20GOLDINZURICH9_l-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/CAVIAR20GOLDINZURICH9_l-933x933.jpeg 933w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/CAVIAR20GOLDINZURICH9_l-216x216.jpeg 216w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/CAVIAR20GOLDINZURICH9_l-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/CAVIAR20GOLDINZURICH9_l-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/CAVIAR20GOLDINZURICH9_l-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/CAVIAR20GOLDINZURICH9_l.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Nan Goldin, <em>Hotel Room, Zurich, 1988<\/em>, 1994. Offered by Caviar20.<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u201cI would gift this to my husband; we\u2019re both big <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/nan-goldin\/art\/photography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nan Goldin<\/a> fans. Her work is also ideal for younger friends and family, because a lot of her images from the \u201880s and \u201890s will resonate with that generation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/photography\/bryan-graf-self-potrait-from-wildlife-analysis\/id-a_6040\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52283 noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52283 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/SelfPortrait-271x350.jpg\" alt=\"SelfPortrait\" width=\"271\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/SelfPortrait-271x350.jpg 271w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/SelfPortrait-93x120.jpg 93w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/SelfPortrait-387x500.jpg 387w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/SelfPortrait.jpg 464w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Bryan Graf, <em>Self Portrait from Wildlife Analysis<\/em>, 2008-2011. Offered by Yancey Richardson Gallery.<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cI love the image itself and [the fact that] he shows with Yancey Richardson, who is one of the top photography dealers in the country. This is a great example of a piece I would buy from an emerging artist.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/photography\/black-white-photography\/cecil-beaton-charles-james-ball-gowns-new-york\/id-a_217062\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52303 noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52303 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beaton_l-444x350.jpeg\" alt=\"Beaton_l\" width=\"444\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beaton_l-444x350.jpeg 444w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beaton_l-950x749.jpeg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beaton_l-120x95.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beaton_l-768x605.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beaton_l-1184x933.jpeg 1184w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beaton_l-1024x807.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beaton_l-600x473.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beaton_l.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Cecil Beaton, <em>Charles James Ball Gown, New York<\/em>, 1948. Offered by Peter Fetterman Gallery.<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cCecil Beaton\u2019s works conjure a sense of familiar glamour and are scenes my impeccably elegant mother or my mother-in-law would appreciate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Want to see more expert curation? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sign up to receive emails<\/a> from 1stdibs.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The perfect gift for someone who has everything is something you can never have too much of. Our suggestion? Fine art. Though it might not be a typical holiday gift, a well-chosen piece of art makes a far more thoughtful and original gesture than the latest tech gadget or it bag.&nbsp;So how do you go 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