Amedeo Modigliani, Jeanne Hébuterne, 1919. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Amedeo Modigliani, Jeanne Hébuterne, 1919. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Advise on the sale of art

  • Understand client’s need for speed, privacy, and family/trustee involvement

  • Assess alternative sale methods and techniques for increasing the value of the artworks

  • Resolve any authentication, condition, and/or restitution issues

  • Negotiate sale agreements with auction houses and galleries to obtain best financial terms and marketing promises

  • Manage the overall sale process on behalf of the client

Develop FINANCIAL plans for art collections

  • Review how the collection fits into a client’s overall balance sheet and financial plan

  • Clarify short, medium, and long-term collection goals, including liquidity needs and estate planning

  • Model financially sensible collection disposition plans

  • Work with client’s existing team of tax, legal, and financial advisors to integrate art into their financial plan

  • Negotiate promised museum gift agreements and/or near-term sale agreements

Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O'Keeffe—Hand and Wheel, 1919. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O'Keeffe—Hand and Wheel, 1919. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art