When you think of celebrity art collectors you might think of Madonna’s $100 million collection of blue-chip artists or Jay Z boasting about a “Basquiat in my kitchen corner" in his song Picasso Baby. You imagine lavish million-dollar mansions strewn with artworks of a similar value – something only attainable for the super-rich and famous.
But did you know that many of these celebrities with a passion for art started collecting well before they could drop a million $ on a whim? They acquired works by up and coming artists at the very start of their careers, fostering new artistic talent, and building collections that have since rapidly increased in value.