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Art Management

Often, there is a great passion behind a fine arts collection, yet it represents a substantial investment as well. Resultantly, works of art offer an interesting possibility to diversify assets. As a modern, internationally active fiduciary company, KENDRIS excels at the art of good planning.

Art Management at KENDRIS takes care of all administrative and logistical questions surrounding art as well as provides art advisory, in close collaboration with the leading art market participants. The range of services expands from strategy-building for art collections – both existent and future –, arranging for and providing support at purchase or sale of artworks, and preparing contracts (esp. gallery commissions, exhibition loans and other loan contracts), to organizing insurance, customs clearance and transportation, arranging for safekeeping and conservation/restoration work, as well as taking inventory of artworks.

Is Art Management Suitable For Me?

Art Management reveals its advantages especially in the following situations:

• Your art collection forms a substantial part of your total assets and you envisage including it into your estate planning
• You appreciate independent and objective advice on your collection as well as assistance in sourcing artworks
• Your artworks are located in different locations, i.e. in different jurisdictions, or need storage outside private premises
• You value to have a comprehensive inventory of and documentation on each item in your art collection at all times
• You need valuation and authentication of your artworks or would like to lend them to museums or temporary exhibitions
• You consider acquiring more liquidity in view of further art collecting

Our Range Of Services

Our Art Management team supports fine art collectors in the following areas:

• Analysis and structuring of art collections, or guidance in art collection building
• Sourcing artworks, assistance in artwork sales, and facilitation of all art transactions
• Arrangement of worldwide art transports, condition reports, specialized storage and insurance
• Organization of Art Loss Register certificates, valuation and expert reports
• Conducting art-historical and price researches, and creation of art collection inventories with specialized software
• Negotiation of terms regarding all sorts of art-related contracts
• Facilitation of escrow and art lending opportunities

As a reliable and professional partner, we advise you on all issues concerning art collecting, consider transfers of artworks into trusts, foundations or companies in view of overall estate planning, and handle all administrative and logistical matters, just like a general contractor.

Dedicated to our comprehensive approach, we see the bigger picture and align your artwork collection with your overall asset strategy.

Contact / Downloads

For further information please contact:
Alain Bouvrot