Ruth Asawa. Untitled (S.270, Hanging Six-Lobed, Complex Interlocking Continuous Form within a Form with Two Interior Spheres). 1955, refabricated 1957-1958. Brass and steel wire, Overall: 63 7/8 × 14 15/16 × 14 15/16in. (162.2 × 37.9 37.9 cm).
Whitney Museum of American Art/New York, NY/USA. Gift of Howard Lipman. Inv.: 63.38
© 2024 Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy David Zwirner
Photo credit: Digital image © Whitney Museum of American Art / Licensed by Scala / Art Resource, NY
Our specialist art advisory team brings together decades of experience across Old Masters, Impressionist, Modern, Contemporary and Chinese artworks. We offer independent, objective advice tailored to the needs of each client.
From researching and sourcing, through to negotiation, purchase or sale, we bring clarity to the complexities of the art world – working solely for the benefit of our clients, and their collection objectives.
Ruth Asawa. Untitled (S.270, Hanging Six-Lobed, Complex Interlocking Continuous Form within a Form with Two Interior Spheres). 1955, refabricated 1957-1958. Brass and steel wire, Overall: 63 7/8 × 14 15/16 × 14 15/16in. (162.2 × 37.9 37.9 cm).
Whitney Museum of American Art/New York, NY/USA. Gift of Howard Lipman. Inv.: 63.38
© 2024 Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy David Zwirner
Photo credit: Digital image © Whitney Museum of American Art / Licensed by Scala / Art Resource, NY
- Develop personalized art collecting strategies
- Source artworks by emerging and established artists
- Facilitate private and auction sales to secure optimal terms and pricing
- Oversee the logistics of managing a collection
Case studies
ACQUIRING AND INSTALLING AN OUTDOOR SCULPTURE
- We identified several artists working in large outdoor sculpture
- We then commissioned a site-specific piece
- Throughout, we coordinated closely with the artist’s gallery, attorneys, insurers, vendors, as well as the installation and transportation crews
Barbara Hepworth, The Family of Man, c.1970, bronze
BUILDING A MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART COLLECTION IN TWO RESIDENCES
- We thoroughly researched the painting’s provenance, checked the condition and negotiated a significant discount after sourcing from art galleries, auctions and art fairs
- Our client purchased a major work
Piet Mondrian, Composition with Large Blue Plane, Red, Black, Yellow, and Gray, c.1921, oil on canvas
Dallas Museum of Art
ESTATE SALE
- We obtained competitive bids from auction houses
- We negotiated consignment terms and the marketing strategy
- A record price was achieved, well exceeding the auction estimate
Cartier, Saphire and Diamond Bracelet, c.1927
Courtesy of Sotheby’s
