How to Start Collecting Art in Santa Fe: A First-Time Buyer’s Guide
A first-time buyer's guide to collecting fine art in Santa Fe — how to look, what to ask, what to spend, and when to wait.
A first-time buyer's guide to collecting fine art in Santa Fe — how to look, what to ask, what to spend, and when to wait.
Santa Fe has two main gallery districts. Canyon Road is the historic, mostly representational quarter; the Railyard is its contemporary counterpart. Here is how they differ.

In the shade of the Plaza's west side, through an old wooden doorway and up a narrow, steep flight of stairs, you find the offices of Webster Enterprises. Here sits Christopher Webster III who, with his father, runs an advisory firm offering strategic planning, investment analysis, as well as sales and marketing consulting.

Collecting art and design for your home can be intimidating. How do you thread tastes, eras, movements, and historical contexts together in a cohesive whole? For gallerist Christopher Webster, it’s simple: “Buy things that you like.”