The statistic displays the results of a survey of the main reasons to borrow/buy art in the Netherlands in 2017. The survey results show that as of 2017, aesthetic reasons and the enjoyment of artwork were among the main reasons which motivated buyers and collectors in the Netherlands to purchase or borrow artwork. Over 25 percent of survey respondents indicated that they bought or borrowed art for aesthetic reasons, while just over ten percent did so in order to support artists.
What is/are the reason(s) for you to buy or borrow art?*
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* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Wat is/zijn voor u de reden(en) om kunst te kopen en/of lenen?" (English: What is/are the reason(s) for you to buy or borrow art?)
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Nederlandse Galerie Associatie. (September 22, 2017). What is/are the reason(s) for you to buy or borrow art?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/944664/reasons-to-buy-borrow-art-in-the-netherlands/
Nederlandse Galerie Associatie. "What is/are the reason(s) for you to buy or borrow art?*." Chart. September 22, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/944664/reasons-to-buy-borrow-art-in-the-netherlands/
Nederlandse Galerie Associatie. (2017). What is/are the reason(s) for you to buy or borrow art?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/944664/reasons-to-buy-borrow-art-in-the-netherlands/
Nederlandse Galerie Associatie. "What Is/Are The Reason(S) for You to Buy or Borrow Art?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/944664/reasons-to-buy-borrow-art-in-the-netherlands/
Nederlandse Galerie Associatie, What is/are the reason(s) for you to buy or borrow art?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/944664/reasons-to-buy-borrow-art-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited June 06, 2025)
What is/are the reason(s) for you to buy or borrow art?* [Graph], Nederlandse Galerie Associatie, September 22, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/944664/reasons-to-buy-borrow-art-in-the-netherlands/
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