When choosing gifts for art lovers, buying original art is probably the ultimate flex. The only problem? Art collectors pour their hearts and souls into their collections, which are often challenging to categorize and almost always highly personal—making it tough to find the perfect painting, sculpture or limited edition print. As an alternative, you might consider taking your giftee on an outing to browse what’s on in the local galleries or surprising them with a consultation with an art advisor.
Or you could put aside the notion of adding to their collection in favor of shopping for art-focused gifts, which is probably the safer bet. There are so many wonderful gifts for art lovers out there at just about every price point on the scale that you can buy for everyone on your list, whether you’re shopping for the hardcore art collector or the culturally curious. Here, we’ve curated a sampling of some of the best art gifts around from gallery and museum shops to independent artists and more.
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