Jaswant Gohil is a renowned European Art Dealer, author and manager of a walk-in gallery in Spain. He works as a private dealer and negotiates for the discreet sale of works from artists and owners around the world to buyers in Europe. He follows a strict confidential policy where he never reveals the names of either buyers or sellers to help people get recognized by their art (and not who they are).

He has studied Arts and silver antiques over 40 years. Throughout his career, Jaswant worked with many art agencies, museums, and connoisseurs. Learning and understanding the mindsets of art creators and collectors and the working of the art field, he decided to share his experiences and things many people don’t know before entering the art world, his book which talks about his experiences and learnings throughout the years, comes out later this year and all proceeds from commissions and sales of the book will be donated to several Parkinson charities.

THE ART MARKET IS NOT CORRELATED WITH SHARE PRICES IN THE SAME WAY THAT APPLES ARE NOT CORRELATED WITH GIRAFFES. THEY ARE TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THINGS.

It is a mistake to compare art with established financial markets. There are far more differences than similarities. The art market is unregulated. It is common for dealers to try and protect the values of artists they represent by buying at auction for example. This would be illegal if practiced by financial institutions in real financial markets (as recent cases for Libor rigging have shown). Shares are extremely liquid and traded. Art is not.