Lease a painting
Original paintings by the month, for offices, stagings, shoots and shows. You pay for the time, not the painting.
Who this is for
- Offices and lobbies that want real work on the wall without a capital purchase. Swap it out every six months if you like.
- Home stagers and brokers — one big canvas changes how a listing photographs. Out in a week, back when it sells.
- Productions — film, TV, stills. A 6ft black-and-white diptych reads on camera; one of mine already has.
- Events and pop-ups — a few days to a few weeks.
Rates
Roughly 6% of the catalogue price per month, with a two-month minimum and delivery, hanging and collection in New York included. A 3ft x 3ft at $1,750 is about $105 a month; a 5ft x 6ft at $3,200 is about $190; the 10ft diptychs around $265. For a week-long shoot or event, ask for a flat rate. If you decide to keep it, the first three months come off the price.
How it runs
- Pick from the catalogue or tell me the walls and I'll propose a set.
- A one-page agreement: dates, pieces, who insures it (usually you, under your contents policy — I'll give you the values).
- I deliver and hang. I collect when the term ends, or we extend.
Venues that would rather hang work for free and sell it off the wall should read For venues — that's a different arrangement. Everything else: charles.s.black@gmail.com.