Fine Art Brokers is one of the world’s leading art advisory companies. Our specialists have expertise in 19th century, Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary works of art.

We have been advising collectors in Europe, USA and the Middle East for more than 25 years.

Ray Waterhouse and Jonathan Dodd are a good business team, and have worked together since 1982.

Ray travels almost constantly viewing collections, exhibitions and auctions, and is in regular touch with clients, advising them about the market and particular works. He is based in London but is in the US and Paris almost every month.

We have a strong presence in the Middle East and advise Royalty and private and corporate clients about buying and selling Western and Middle Eastern art.

We have a powerful network of contacts and sources spanning many countries and many areas of the art business.

We view and attend the world’s leading auctions as well as many provincial ones. We give expert opinions about condition and market value, and also bid in person so that clients can retain anonymity, yet have a presence in the room.

We work with some of the most prominent collectors and help them present their art to its best advantage.

Being a good advisor involves networking in different countries and being aware of trends in the market.

We regularly visit the Middle East to meet clients and have specialist knowledge of the market in Contemporary art there.

EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE

Click on the thumbnails below to see how we have helped clients buy and sell art successfully.

Martin Johnson Heade We advise a number of American collectors on both European and American art. One of our client’s passions is the rare Hummingbird series by Heade - we have found him eight. We source and negotiate and arrange hanging for an all-inclusive price of 5%.		Pierre-Auguste Renoir We sell paintings discreetly for clients, yet maximise their investment. We sold this beautiful Renoir to a private UK collector within two months of being commissioned by the Californian owner.

Henri Matisse Purchased in London with Fine Art Brokers advice in 2000 for $7.5 million; our client didn’t see it until it arrived in his New York residence, trusting our opinion and valuation, and sold with Fine Art Brokers advice for $21.7 million in 2007, after we had urged him to take advantage of market conditions.		Andrew Wyeth Fine Art Brokers help clients decide which paintings to ignore, which paintings to buy at the right price, and which paintings to break the budget for. This exceptional work falls into the latter category, and our client broke the auction record to acquire it.

William Scott We saw this great example in a private collection, and knew one of our clients would acquire it at the right price. Much negotiation was needed, but eventually we brokered a deal which made both buyer and seller happy.		Bridget Riley We told a client about this painting at auction and advised him on market value and a bidding strategy which was successful. As always, we then arranged delivery and hanging, all within our standard fee.

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Fine Art Brokers is one of the world’s leading art advisory companies. Our specialists have expertise in 19th century, Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary works of art.

EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE