For centuries art was collected for its cultural, emotional, intellectual, political and economic value. 
 
Nowadays, collectors and investors turn to art for the benefits it offers such as asset protection, wealth preservation, portfolio diversification, low correlation with financial markets, profitability and other hedging possibilities in addition to its emotional and aesthetic qualities.

According to the Wealth Report 2023 of Knight Frank, the asset category art increased by 29% in 2022 and 91% over the last 10 years.

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Key factors for art as an investment:

Market Size 
The total market value of sales was estimated around $65 billion in 2021.&nbsp;

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Market Growth 
The $2.1 trillion global marketplace for art and collectibles will reach a forecasted $2,9 trillion by 2026.

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Trends 
Many auction houses and galleries shifted online. This has brought younger buyers to the market. Investors in general have increased their interest in art. As a result, the contemporary art market is setting a new trend for the future of art as an investment.

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Who is Kikuo Saito? 
 
Kikuo Saito (1939-2016) was a Japanese American abstract painter with ties to the Color Field movement. Born in Tokyo, he came to New York in 1966, where he worked as an assistant for such eminent painters as Helen Frankenthaler, Kenneth Noland, and Larry Poons, a move that would mark the beginning of his transformative artistic journey. 
 
A Painter's Journey 
Saito was lauded as a well-rounded artist. Much has been said about his theater work with Robert Wilson, Peter Brook, Ellen Stuart, Jerome Robbins, and others, but Saito was, in fact, the eternal painter. The renowned critic and curator of Color Field painting, Karen Wilkin, wrote: “Even before he completely abandoned theater projects, he increasingly concentrated on painting, developing a personal version of Color Field abstraction. Saito’s mature work is characterized by inventive, often surprising color, which ranges from frankly gorgeous, richly varied intensities to subdued near monochromes, as well as by eloquent drawing…” 
 
Evolution of Color Field 
Saito the Color Field painter, who, in the beginning, resonated in the footsteps of Frankenthaler, quickly climbed the ladder to painting of his own, in fact, beyond Frankenthaler’s flows of paint. Like Basquiat, who moved abstract expressionist painting forward to include figurative and conceptual content, Saito moved Color Field to a new level structured with content and moods, peppered with objects, clouds, and Roman letters. 
 
Recognition and Acclaim 
Memories or echoes of movement become autonomous sweeps across the canvas, fraying into scribbles and tatters…sensuous tangles and swipes all-but divorced from reference”, writes Wilkin. In the past few years, Saito’s original take on Color Field and the beauty of the works have been increasingly acknowledged by collectors, critics, dealers and institutions. 
Saito’s work can be found in the collections of major museums and has been the subject of multiple solo exhibitions. 
 
Limited Supply and Growing Interest 
Following Saito's passing in 2016, there has been no new output of art, resulting in a finite supply of his works. Despite this limitation, interest in Saito's art continues to grow, particularly with the recent entrance of major auction houses such as Sotheby's, Christie's, and Phillips into the market. This influx of interest promises to enhance auction liquidity and drive further appreciation in Saito's prices. 
 
Museum Collections: 
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York Whitney Museum of Art, New York, New York The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, Connecticut Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Queens University, Ontario, Canada Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida Peter Stuyvesant Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands Ulster Museum, Belfast, Northern Ireland. 
 
Solo Ausstellungen 
2024 James Fuentes Gallery, New York, NY: Kikuo Saito: Color Codes,(Ongoing 
2024 KinoSaito, Verplanck, NY: Kikuo Saito: Unraveling, (Ongoing 
2023 KinoSaito, Verplanck, NY: Kikuo Saito: Pictorial Clay 
2022 KinoSaito, Verplanck, NY: Kikuo Saito: Hatching Color 
2022 Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle, Munich: Kikuo Saito 
2022 KinoSaito, Verplanck, NY: Kikuo Saito: The Alphabet Paintings 
2022 Altman Siegel Gallery, San Francisco, CA: Ouray 
2021 Art Dealers Association of America, James Fuentes Gallery, New York, NY: Kikuo Saito 
2021 KinoSaito, Verplanck, NY: Painting as Performance / Performance as Painting 
2021 KinoSaito, Verplanck, NY: Kikuo Saito: Cloud Paintings 
2021 James Fuentes Gallery, New York, NY: Kikuo Saito 
2019 Loretta Howard, New York, NY: Kikuo Saito: To Paint with Drawing 
2019 Lori Bookstein Projects, New York, NY: Lyrical Abstraction: Small Scale 
2018 Lori Bookstein Projects, New York, NY: Saito: Works on Paper 
2018 Loretta Howard, New York, NY: Kikuo Saito: Resonant Tension 
2018 Octavia Art Gallery, Houston, TX: 40 Years 
2018 Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA: Never Before Seen Paintings from the Estate

The price of 99,450 € includes the Splint Invest platform fee and external maintenance costs of 6,950 €. 92,500 € can be allocated to the asset. 
Platform Fee Splint Invest: Compensation for the tokenization of the assets, the maintenance as well as the further development of the application and the costs related to the research and maintenance of the expert network. 
External maintenance costs: Shipping, handling, 4 years storage, and insurance.

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SEV Société des Entrepôts Vevey S.A., Port Franc, Av. Reller 1, 1800 Vevey, Switzerland

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According to the Art Market report by Art Basel &amp; UBS, the global art market has shown consistent growth in recent years. In 2022, total sales reached $67.8 billion, representing a 3% increase from the previous year and an average profit margin of 7.6%. 
 
The prices of Saito's works have increased by 26% annually over the last 3 years in the primary market.

Return

Regarding investment potential, art has consistently performed better than other asset types, including the S&amp;P 500 and the FTSE 100, over the last twenty years. Art’s relative lack of liquidity works in its favor, especially for assets that maintain a stable value and show minimal correlation with the stock market.

Stability

Release on: 07 June 2024 - 09:00 AM CEST 
 
Check out the latest <a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/kikuo-saito-sugar-moon-auction-record-artnet-auctions-2456220/amp-page">auction records</a> of Kikuo Saito. The auction prices have sold at as much as two times the asking price for this work.

Kikuo Saito, Owl’s Boat, 1981

The deceased artist is gaining worldwide relevance. In recent years, the number of dealers selling his works has grown from a few to over 25. Historically concentrated in the USA, expansion into Europe is now underway, and soon Asia will follow. Typically, domestic-sized paintings are priced from $100,000 to $175,000 in the dealer marketplace, representing a substantial increase of more than 100% over the last three years.

Track Record

M&amp;A Arts represents the leading edge in art and finance, spearheaded by Asher Edelman, the renowned investor and art collector. With an unparalleled experience and extensive relationships in the art world, M&amp;A Arts offers deep knowledge and expertise in the financial aspects of the art market.

M&amp;A Arts is a Swiss company at the forefront of the art and finance sectors. It was founded in 2023 by Asher Edelman, the renowned financier and art collector, and his wife, Michelle Edelman, who has dedicated her career to managing, promoting, and placing international artists, connecting global opportunities with galleries, museums, art fairs, and private sales. 
Together, Asher and Michelle bring decades of experience and expertise and a unique vision to drive success in the dynamic realm of art and finance. Alongside a diverse team of experts in the fields of art, finance, and business, they have cultivated an unparalleled understanding of the intricacies of the art world. 
 
M&amp;A Arts is positioned to become a leader in art-related businesses, facilitating the creation of new investment opportunities by identifying and sourcing works by artists with the highest investment potential.

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Asher Edelman is an internationally recognized financier, art collector, and innovator in art finance. Asher began collecting art in the early 1960s, earning recognition for his early identification of artists such as Jasper Johns, Cy Twombly, Robert Rauschenberg, Brice Marden, and Jean-Michel Basquiat. His passion for art led him to create the FAE Musée d'Art Contemporain in Pully, near Lausanne, which launched the first European retrospective exhibitions of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Roy Lichtenstein. He has also run various companies in the art sector, including activities related to lending, leasing, advisory services, and artist management. 
 
Michelle Edelman brings over 30 years of experience in branding, marketing, and Contemporary Art. She founded Traffic Creative Management and TRAFFICARTS, a leading creative agency and artist incubator in New York City, specializing in brand design and advertising, as well as the management, promotion, and placement of international artists with galleries, museums, art fairs, and private sales. 
 
Cedric Autet is a seasoned executive with wide expertise in financial operations and art finance. He has a proven track record of delivering value through strategic planning and execution of various art-related transactions, including lending, leasing and fractionalization.

This is an investment opportunity where we have recalculated the expected performance given by the external expert (M&amp;A Arts) and have thus verified that a positive return can be expected after deduction of all costs for storage and insurance.

Furthermore, we have verified the existence, the professional storage and the insurance of the artwork.

Kikuo Saito, Owl’s Boat, 1981

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