Top of Art Deco Lexington Avenue building where Sotheby's Institute of Art offers classes.

By Mackie Healy, Art Market Views Contributor

For just $600, aspiring art funders, flippers and investors can learn the ropes at Sotheby’s Institute this fall.

Art & Finance: Where Two Worlds Meet, a Six Week Course to Demystify Fine Art as an Investment, takes place Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm, Nov. 2-Dec. 7 at Sotheby’s Institute of Art in Midtown. Tuition for the six classes is $600.

While investing in art is in vogue, understanding the relationship between fine art and finance isn’t easy. Students will examine how the fine art market compares to the financial market, and ultimately gain an understanding of how art is an asset that can be measured in a portfolio similar to a stock or bond.

The course is taught by Noah Kupferman, who hones his finance chops as a VP and Private Client Manager at US Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management. He began his career at Sotheby’s as a Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy specialist. Kupferman has taught courses evaluating fine art and finance at New York University, Columbia Business School and the Sotheby’s Institute.

Disclaimer:  I am currently writing my dissertation as a student in the Masters of Art Business program at the Sotheby’s Institute. And yes, Professor Kupferman, consider this my shameless attempt at a reasonable rate of return realized in my GPA…

Classes are held at Sotheby’s Institute of Art New York Campus, 570 Lexington Avenue, 6th Floor. More information can be found here.