Brushed with value: How fine art is becoming the tax-efficient investment of choice for the wealthy

Brushed with value: How fine art is becoming the tax-efficient investment of choice for the wealthy

In the polished galleries of Mayfair and the rarefied auction houses of Sotheby’s and Christie’s, a quiet financial revolution is under way. Britain’s wealthiest investors are increasingly channelling capital into fine art — not merely for aesthetic enjoyment, but as a shrewd, tax-efficient store of value. Once considered the preserve of collectors and connoisseurs, art is now firmly on the radar of the financial elite. In 2023, the global art m…