Art Patrons and Collectors

“…The Wanderers had their own small circle of patrons and collectors, who every year spent almost the same amount to buy paintings at exhibitions. In addition, there were occasional individuals who sometimes bought small items and then disappeared from the horizon.
Some collectors acquired paintings for their own collections purely for pleasure; others made it their mission to support the emerging national art of the Wanderers—its direction—along with certain care for the painter, his living conditions, and his material well-being. In doing so, such collectors shifted into the role of patrons of art…”