How To Price Original Art

If you are weighing up how to price original art, this guide cuts through the noise. It is written for architects and grounded in the practice behind Ritushka's blue abstract paintings.

Where most people go wrong

Original art holds value in a way reproductions cannot. Provenance, the artist's trajectory, and the simple scarcity of a one-off work all matter at resale. Keep your certificate of authenticity and condition records, and buy what genuinely moves you — conviction tends to age well.

Key takeaways

• Order large works well ahead; crating and freight add time to the delivery window.
• A cohesive collection shares a thread — palette, scale or subject — rather than matching exactly.
• Leave breathing room; negative wall space around a work is part of the composition.
• In open-plan spaces, scale up: a small work on a large wall reads as an afterthought.

Why it matters

The underlying principle is restraint and intention: choose fewer, better works, give them room to breathe, and let palette and light do the work. A considered original will outlast trends and reward years of looking.

Working with Ritushka

Ritushka creates blue abstract paintings from a studio in Lane Cove, Sydney, working directly with architects across Australia and worldwide. Every original is signed, ships fully insured with a certificate of authenticity, and commissions are welcomed for bespoke size, palette and scale. Explore the related Blue Abstract Paintings collection or start a commission to take the next step.