An international art advisory company offering comprehensive services for buying & selling fine art.
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Who we are
What We Offer
Our experience and expertise from over 35 years in the art market, especially negotiating and completing deals.
Who We Work With
Our specialists have wide-ranging experience working with both new and established collectors.
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Our Values
We are committed to protecting our clients’ best interests and only charge if a transaction is completed.
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New to investing in fine art?
Based in New York, we offer expert art advisory services tailored to your taste, knowledge and requirements - and our fees are surprisingly reasonable.
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Women Artists and the Art Market
With much overdue institutional attention on important female artists, it's easy to think that the playing field is starting to become equal - but how far do we have to go to approach gender equality, and how is it measured and valued in the art world? What are the numbers telling us?A Selection of Artworks acquired for clients or brokered by Fine Art Brokers in 2021.
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Trusted industry leaders for more than 35 years.
Fine Art Brokers, the art advisory and art brokerage firm, was founded by highly experienced art market specialists Ray Waterhouse and Jonathan Dodd. They have assembled an excellent team with expertise covering European and American art from 1800 to the present day.
Ray Waterhouse and Jonathan Dodd have worked together since 1982 and have jointly bought and sold over 5,000 works of art. Ray and Jonathan have assembled a formidable group of experts to make up our team at offices in New York, London and Paris. We also have a global network of knowledgeable specialists on whom we can rely to view art and provide valuable insight.
The Fine Art Brokers team provides the inside track on the art market to collectors, institutions and fiduciaries. Most fine art advisory services claim to provide objective advice; FAB does not. We use our actual experience of the market and negotiating to offer practical and strategic advice on all aspects of collecting, while always keeping our clients’ interests at the forefront.
On behalf of our clients we have travelled the world and sourced and sold art from $20,000 to more than $20 million. We have advised on transactions totaling over three-quarters of a billion dollars.
the FAB
PROMISENo deal,
no feeOur commitment to putting our clients first means transparency on all costs and no fees charged without a completed deal.
PROMISENo deal,
no feeOur commitment to putting our clients first means transparency on all costs and no fees charged without a completed deal.
the FAB
PROMISENo deal,
no feeOur commitment to putting our clients first means transparency on all costs and no fees charged without a completed deal.
PROMISENo deal,
no feeOur commitment to putting our clients first means transparency on all costs and no fees charged without a completed deal.
Buying Art
We work with clients in different ways according to their knowledge, taste and budget. For all clients we use our global network to source art, then we provide market reports, make recommendations based on our knowledge of the market and our client’s taste and help negotiate purchases.
the FAB PROMISEInsider access
to private
collections
to private
collections
This acquisition shows how we can access paintings which clients would not know about or have access to. A client was looking for a great Scott and when we found this in a private collection, we arranged a viewing in a neutral location to protect both the buyer’s and seller’s anonymity. After brokering the price, we hung the painting in his home. Since the purchase in 2009, it has more than doubled in value.
Selling Art
Whether you are looking to sell a single work of art or an entire collection, Fine Art Brokers provides expert guidance through all the various selling options. We advise on beneficial timing and potential proceeds and always guard our clients’ best interests.
the FAB PROMISEDedicated research and due diligence on every work
A French client inherited this wonderful Gericault from his grandmother. He wanted a private sale rather than auction which we managed within two months. We helped establish that this painting was the original version and that the one in the Musee du Louvre in Paris was a replica. In collaboration with a private dealer in New York, we sold the painting to The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Auction
Services
We can access, explain and navigate the world of art auctions for you. Auctions can sometimes be daunting – the number of works on view, the conflicting estimates, the lack of guarantees, the terminology and of course the bidding. Fine Art Brokers can help you find, research and bid with confidence in auctions.
Collection Management
We provide strategic services for planning, curating and budgeting when building and owning a collection. We also offer guidance on insurance and logistics and are pro-active in suggesting favorable times to deaccession.
the FAB PROMISEExpert advice for buyers and sellers
Estates & Fiduciaries
We work closely with trusts, estates and fiduciaries to arrange valuations, discuss and orchestrate private sales and negotiate with auction houses. It is important to have an in-depth understanding of the market and sales process when consigning estates to auction.