Julie Mehretu in the Studio

Primary market works.

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Limited edition art print of Patrick Hughes' Great Wall 2016 by Lougher Contemporary, featuring optical illusion artwork.

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Julie Mehretu  Artist

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You may have heard of auction houses and galleries, but you might not know that all art sales fall into one of two categories: the primary art market and the secondary art market. And the distinction is an important one.

The primary art market is where every artwork starts out when it is first made available for sale. Whether that sale happens directly through an artist or (more typically) through a gallery that is exhibiting the artist’s work, this moment in an artwork’s life usually sets the precedent for future sales.

Limited edition Patrick Hughes print titled "Palm Doors" from 1998, featuring vibrant, layered optical illusion artwork.

Direct from the studio

The team at Lougher work with the best publishing houses in the world to bring you the very best in contemporary art editions.

Working with top publishers

You may have heard of auction houses and galleries, but you might not know that all art sales fall into one of two categories: the primary art market and the secondary art market. And the distinction is an important one.

The primary art market is where every artwork starts out when it is first made available for sale. Whether that sale happens directly through an artist or (more typically) through a gallery that is exhibiting the artist’s work, this moment in an artwork’s life usually sets the precedent for future sales.

Direct from the studio

The team at Lougher work with the best publishing houses in the world to bring you the very best in contemporary art editions.

Julie Mehretu  ArtistLimited edition Patrick Hughes print titled "Palm Doors" from 1998, featuring vibrant, layered optical illusion artwork.