Investing in art: When passion meets portfolio

Having worked across Geneva, Monaco, Hong Kong, and now Dubai, Gaillard has seen his fair share of collectors, from the spreadsheet-driven to the romantically inclined. But in the UAE, he notes, the latter reign supreme. “The vast majority of our clients elect to live with the artworks they purchase,” he says. “Very few are driven solely by potential gain or resale value. Only a small portion treat their purchases as hedges within a portfolio.”