South African Art - A Price index to assess works as a real alternative asset class

Why would a company want to create an art price index?The index will look at changes in the industry over time.
To provide the viewer of the industry as a whole and price the fluctuations over time.

Bonhams
Art joins the traditional investment landscape


Here are some famous South African Artists; who are ranked high, by the volume of the pieces that are being sold:

Irma Stern
Gerard Sekota
Jacobus Hendrik