My Husband wants to sell his abstract paintings. What should he do ?

Question

My Husband is an Abstract Artist and paints for a living. He wants to sell his paintings. What should he do ? How should he go about with this ? Whom should he contact ? Should he have an exhibition abroad or in India?

Answer 1

Try and put up an exhibition at a well known place...
Get some critic to write an article on it in local newspaper....
Meet some corporate houses and pursuade them to sposnor his exhibition...
Invite media....
Cover entire event and make sure it is well publicised.....
Then wait..........

Alternately.. you can use what is mentioned above.........

Answer 2

Don't be concerned about your husband's work being abstract, realist or whatever genre. Selling is still the issue. Some of the suggestions here on board so far are good, although I'd caution about eBay. It is very rare that unknown artists can sell work on eBay and make the prices that they think they deserve for their work. I would suggest first finding open spaces such as restaurants and small galleries, talking with the owners, and convincing them that they should exhibit some of the work. Direct communication always works best. Prior to that, set up a simple website of some of his paintings - you can do this in an afternoon, or get some help from someone online. Remember that your husband will need to invest some time and a little bit of money in his career, so if you need help creating a site, it's worth paying for. If you have a website, you can refer any possible display opportunities to the site, and it would make things run smoothly.
Once he's had an opportunity to begin showing work, you can count on some word of mouth to help. People who buy art often talk about their purchases, and this can lead to more sales.
Make sure your husband realises it may be many years before he can live off his work. It takes a great deal of time for one to gain the stature needed for this to be successful. If he keeps his ambitions realistic, and continues WORKING at his painting diligently while he looks for places to sell, he will have some measure of success.

Answer 3

I say go through with it. Make it a planned c-section and have your tubes tied while they are in there so you don't have to worry about this again. Tell him that you just cannot go through with an abortion. Better yet, talk to your doctor. Ask him if he thinks it will be safe for you and the baby to go through with this pregnancy. You will be jeopardizing your family just as much by having an abortion. Many women just aren't ever the same afterwards. I know that I, personally, would always wonder what my aborted child would have been like. I would always wonder if I had made the right decision. I don't think I could live with myself. Your husband needs to understand and accept your feelings as well. This is something that needs to be agreed upon because if not, one of you will always be unhappy (unless the pregnancy goes well, then I assume that he would be happy).

Answer 4

He could take samples of his work to independent galleries and ask if they will take them on consignment. That way, they don't have to buy them for resale. They simply exhibit them, and if any are sold, they take a commission and pay the balance to the artist.

Answer 5

Take pictures of his paintings, and put them up in a website.

Answer 6

start by selling one or two in small towns. like town town Milford, Ohio or in the shops along the Ohio river.

Answer 7

A website is always good. and a studio/gallery

Answer 8

PRAY for some one to buy them

Answer 9

All of the above, plus eBay...

Answer 10

try out first