Int'l Art Objects/Collections Marketing/Lease

Great art both engages the mind and uplifts the spirit. This has a particular relevance to business people. In the contemplation of the magic of art, the worries of the hour or concerns about the future give way to peace of mind, providing a natural relaxation that serves to recharge the mental batteries.

Another of art's great delights is its infinite variety, offering a huge menu of subject, style, interpretation, form, color, and texture to satisfy every individual taste.

For most people, access to the supreme pleasures of the masterpieces of past and present requires a trip to a museum or an exhibition. The common perception is that great art in the home or in the office is available only to a handful of the rich and collectors.

Not so. In 1975, Artique Aoyama Gallery was founded for the purpose of bringing original but affordable art of the European tradition to Japan. The radical change in Japan's urban domestic architecture, from independent, relatively spacious Japanese style dwellings to smaller mansion style living units meant that many people could no longer accommodate the larger antique Japanese screens and scrolls of old. Mansion life style" much more naturally lends itself to the hanging of smaller sized, European style oils, watercolors, lithographs and drawings, and to the display of ceramic ware.

The Artique Aoyama Gallery maintains an internal/external marketing force that deals with sales and art-learning to individuals as well as to institutions. A smaller group concentrates on handling art exhibitions and offers art treasures to museums throughout Japan and the world.

The 1980 saw the start of our Art Lease business. This original approach to art marketing has become increasingly popular as it allows a much broader section of the art-loving community to enjoy a piece of their choice by leasing it for a period of from one month to two years. As an additional incentive, art-leasing is fully tax deductible. We also offer a free art valuation and consultation service.

The Artique Aoyama maintains a collection of some 2,000 art pieces representing the work of over 500 artists of international status. We hold the most extensive collection of modern print artists in Japan, alongside a substantial collection of oil painting and other art-media. The collection includes works by such giants as Turner, Renoir, Picasso, Klee, Miro, Chagall, Dali, Buffet, Laurencin, Foujita, Brasilier, Cassigneul, Jansen...also Japanese Hanga masters such as Hokusai, Utamaro and Hiroshiga...