Art Advisory

Art Arcanum will support and inform the conditions for acquisition or sale, de-mystifying these processes. Minimalist Artist Carl Andre stated that ‘Painting and Sculpture are the last handmade objects we take seriously’. This affirmation of subjective experience by way of the artist’s hand is what engages us in the experience of art and points to what is intrinsic to its value. Art Arcanum is purposed to educate the impulse to possess art into an integrated, informed, and subjective vision that motivates the desire to collect. 

Using the same subjectivity founded upon effective research tools and experience, support is provided for legacy transfer or the private sale of holdings of artwork. Our aim is to attain success informed by sound scholarship and guided by strategic entry into a complex market.

Art Arcanum utilizes scholarly inquiry to verify and appraise the value of important contemporary artworks. The scholarly focus provides access to the most extensive institutional, and private research holdings available and supports the intricate process of searching for requested artworks and the necessary detailing of provenance. Good scholarship informs successful acquisition and sales strategy. Through this approach, Art Arcanum has gained access to artworks previously and intentionally withheld from public view or identifiable ownership.