Poker Blue Chip

In 1923, Oliver Gingold, an employee at Dow Jones, observed certain stocks trading at $200 or more per share which he referred to as “blue chip stocks”, a reference to poker chips of which blue is usually the most valuable. When art, a few decades later, became a commodity the phrase became a part of the art market lingo.

As you might have guessed, 'blue chip' comes straight from the color of high value chips one found on poker tables at the turn of the century. In 1904, the term blue chip first came into use to. Blue chips are used as the highest denomination in games using white, red, and blue chips. While no longer frequently used in poker, the term is now commonplace in finance and investments, where it describes investments of stable and high value. EXAMPLE: 'I lost a stack of blue chips when my opponent completed a flush on the river.'

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Blue Chip. You have probably come across the term if you have set foot at an art fair or if you are wandering the streets of the financial landscape on a daily basis. Have you ever wondered where the term has its roots? Or is the term completely new to you, bringing quite a range of associations into play? What kind of chip? Why blue? Whatever the case, ‘blue chip’ is part of the art market lingo. The story goes like this…

Meaning
Within the art world, ‘blue chip’ refers to art with great value that is reliably profitable and expected to hold or increase its economic value, regardless of the general economic ups and downs. These artists are icons whose works’ value have been decided through consistent years of sales, and confirmed at auction, while early blue chip artists are emerging talents who show signs of exponential resale growth. You also talk about blue chip galleries which refers to galleries who focus selling the work of artists whose works are well catalogued and authenticated and will most likely keep increasing in value.

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Van Gogh, The Starry Night, 1889, oil on canvas, 73.7 x 92.1 cm, courtesy of MoMA.
Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait, 1940

Origin
The term ‘blue chip’ stems from the stock market and refers to a stock that sells at a high price because of public confidence in its long record of steady earnings. In 1923, Oliver Gingold, an employee at Dow Jones, observed certain stocks trading at $200 or more per share which he referred to as “blue chip stocks”, a reference to poker chips of which blue is usually the most valuable. When art, a few decades later, became a commodity the phrase became a part of the art market lingo.

Rothko, Emin, Richter, Bourgeois…
Blue Chip Art brings about a lot of wow-moments. They vary in form, size, color and style, but they are all immersed in a special aura that make them stand out as historic landmarks. Here is a bunch of wow-moments:

Cy Twombly, Second Voyage to Italy (Second Version), 1962, courtesy of SF MoMA
Damien Hirst, Black Sheep with Golden Horns, 2009, glass painted stainless steel, silicone, acrylic, gold, cable ties, sheep, and formaldehyde, 43 7/16 × 63 7/8 × 25 1/4 inches (110.3 × 162.3 × 64.1 cm) © Damien Hirst and Science Ltd. All rights reserved, DACS 2015.
Tracey Emin, The Soul will Always Do What it needs to do, 2014, neon, 118.6 x 77.1 cm
Mark Rothko, Red Orange Orange on Red, 1962
Anish Kapoor, Blue to Red on Blood Red, 2005, aluminum and paint, 218.4 x 218.4 x 46.4 cm
Louise Bourgeois (1911 - 2010) THE COUPLE 2007-09, Cast and polished aluminum, 154.9 x 76.2 x 66 cm.
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Anselm Kiefer, Your Golden Hair, 1980, watercolor, gouache, and acrylic on paper, 40 x 29.8 cm, courtesy of Anselm Kiefer
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As history runs its course, the list of these works gets longer, as does the wishlist for private art collectors around the world. Luckily for the majority of people, museums worldwide often have these iconic pieces on display which makes it possible for everyone to experience these works up close and have yet another wow-moment. This being both modern art and response to modern age with movements such as dadaism.

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Blue Chip. You have probably come across the term if you have set foot at an art fair or if you are wandering the streets of the financial landscape on a daily basis. Have you ever wondered where the term has its roots? Or is the term completely new to you, bringing quite a range of associations into play? What kind of chip? Why blue? Whatever the case, ‘blue chip’ is part of the art market lingo. The story goes like this…

Meaning
Within the art world, ‘blue chip’ refers to art with great value that is reliably profitable and expected to hold or increase its economic value, regardless of the general economic ups and downs. These artists are icons whose works’ value have been decided through consistent years of sales, and confirmed at auction, while early blue chip artists are emerging talents who show signs of exponential resale growth. You also talk about blue chip galleries which refers to galleries who focus selling the work of artists whose works are well catalogued and authenticated and will most likely keep increasing in value.

Van Gogh, The Starry Night, 1889, oil on canvas, 73.7 x 92.1 cm, courtesy of MoMA.
Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait, 1940

Origin
The term ‘blue chip’ stems from the stock market and refers to a stock that sells at a high price because of public confidence in its long record of steady earnings. In 1923, Oliver Gingold, an employee at Dow Jones, observed certain stocks trading at $200 or more per share which he referred to as “blue chip stocks”, a reference to poker chips of which blue is usually the most valuable. When art, a few decades later, became a commodity the phrase became a part of the art market lingo.

Rothko, Emin, Richter, Bourgeois…
Blue Chip Art brings about a lot of wow-moments. They vary in form, size, color and style, but they are all immersed in a special aura that make them stand out as historic landmarks. Here is a bunch of wow-moments:

Cy Twombly, Second Voyage to Italy (Second Version), 1962, courtesy of SF MoMA
Damien Hirst, Black Sheep with Golden Horns, 2009, glass painted stainless steel, silicone, acrylic, gold, cable ties, sheep, and formaldehyde, 43 7/16 × 63 7/8 × 25 1/4 inches (110.3 × 162.3 × 64.1 cm) © Damien Hirst and Science Ltd. All rights reserved, DACS 2015.
Tracey Emin, The Soul will Always Do What it needs to do, 2014, neon, 118.6 x 77.1 cm
Mark Rothko, Red Orange Orange on Red, 1962
Anish Kapoor, Blue to Red on Blood Red, 2005, aluminum and paint, 218.4 x 218.4 x 46.4 cm
Louise Bourgeois (1911 - 2010) THE COUPLE 2007-09, Cast and polished aluminum, 154.9 x 76.2 x 66 cm.
Anselm Kiefer, Your Golden Hair, 1980, watercolor, gouache, and acrylic on paper, 40 x 29.8 cm, courtesy of Anselm Kiefer

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As history runs its course, the list of these works gets longer, as does the wishlist for private art collectors around the world. Luckily for the majority of people, museums worldwide often have these iconic pieces on display which makes it possible for everyone to experience these works up close and have yet another wow-moment. This being both modern art and response to modern age with movements such as dadaism.

Source: Ideelart