Strategy

Transparency, Compliance & Arms-length Transactions.

Transparency is the best policy.

Dedicated Expertise.

Decades of experience and our successful track record sets us apart as the only art investment management company with a tested methodology.

We achieve attractive rates of return for investors looking to diversify holdings into tangible assets with performance unrelated to the capital markets.

Appreciation Strategies.

  • MARKET RESEARCH
  • PROFIT FROM ART-MARKET INEFFICIENCIES
  • GEOGRAPHICAL ARBITRAGE
  • EXHIBITION LOANS
  • SUCCESSFUL INVESTMENT MODEL
  • ACADEMIC EXPOSURE
  • SCHOLARLY CONTRIBUTIONS
  • CONSERVATION/ RESTORATION

Axioms & Golden Rules.

Profit is made fundamentally at purchase through accurate valuations.

Acquire artworks in which we can apply appreciation strategies.

Keep administrative, operations and maintenance costs under control (expense ratio: < 1% AUM).

Control of investment horizon and exit strategy.

Apply econometric indexes and decision support tools.

Efficiently minimize transactional costs (i.e. VAT taxes and third party commissions).

Rebels by Nature.

Since 1989, we grew contrarian to traditional brick-and-mortar art businesses that carry huge overheads and excessive fees and commissions often on both ends.